The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-18 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Letters from Smyrna of the 30th ult., in the
Vienna Lloyd, state that the English and French
fleets are still in their former moorings, but that Sir
W. PARKER is expected to leave the Bay of Musko-
nissi for a more favourable position.
Letters from Belgrade of the Ist inst., is the
'Wanderer, state that 500 Poles are at Shumla under
the command of Colonel Z!KowsKt; that they are
comfortably equipped, and constantly kept in military
training. Tne Russians in Moldavia and Wallachia',
continues the writer, do the same, just as if they in-
tended to strike the decisive blow early in spring.

IRELAND.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

TILE GREAT PROTECTIONIST MEETING.
DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING.—The Great Na-
tional Meeting of Protectionists was held this day at
the Rotunda.

The chair was to have been taken at eleven
o'clock, but, owing to the thinness of the attendance
it was fully an hour later. The Marquis of Down-
shire then took his seat, and even at that time the
round room was not one quarter full. There were,
however, a fair sprinkling of the nobility and gentry
present.

The Earl of Roden was greeted with immense
cheers, accompanied by " Kentish fires." The movers
and seconders of the resolutions were the Earl of
Glengall, Mr. Mac Carthy, Mr. Butt, Q.C., the
Marquis of -Westmeath, the Earl of Shannon, the
Hon. Mr. Preston, Mr. .Tames Martin, Lord Cle-
ments, Colonel Dunn, M.P., Earl of Map-, Mr.
J. Ennis, the Marquis of Drogheda, Colonel Chatter-
ton, M.P., the Earl of Bandon, Mr. T. M. Redmond,
the Hon. Colonel Verner, &c.
The first resolution recommended a petition to the
Queen, setting forth the misery anal distress to which
the country has been reduced cf late years.
The second called for remedial measures to stay the
downward progress of events.
The third urged that a committee take instant steps
to lay the petition before her Majesty.
The fourth declared all Irish interests to have been
sacrificed by the imperial policy, the only remedy for
which was a return to protection.
The fifth was condemnatory of the Irish poor-law.
The sixth demanded the development of the great
resources of Ireland.

The seventh was favourable to an adjustment of the
relations between landlord and tenant.

The eighth called on the Irish -Members to sup-
port no political parties who would not listen to
their just demands for redress.
The ninth urged the propriety, in the event of the
prayer of the petitioners being disregarded, of peti-
tioning the Queen to dissolve Parliament.
The meeting had not terminated in post time.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
drove to Frogmore this morning.
The Countess of Charlemont, the Hon. Miss Kerr,
Colonel Hon. R. Boyle, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and
Colonel F. H. Seymour, were in attendance upon her
Majesty and his Royal Highness.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (attended
by Mr. Birch), the Prince Alfred, Princess Royal,
Princess Alice, and Princess Helena, also went to
Frogmore.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the gen-
tlemen in attendance, enjoyed the diversion of skating
upon the ornamental water in Frogmore grounds.
The Hon. and Rev. henry and Lady A. M. Cust
will have the honour of joining the royal dinner
party this evening.
The band of the Ist Life Guards will attend during
dinner, her Majesty's private band attending after.
wards.
The Countess of Charlemont has relieved the Mar-
chioness of Douro in her duties as Lady in Waiting
to the Queen.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon,
at the Foreign•office. The Mini3ters present were
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, ir Francis Baring, Lord Campbell, the
Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, and
the Marquis of Clanricarde.
The Council sat two hours and a half.

A deputation from the Light Dues Association,
consisting of Mr. Matthew Forster, M.P., Mr. W. J.
Hall, Mr. Phillipps, Mr. Ogilvie, and Mr. Morgan
(secretary), had an interview with the Right Hon.
Henry Labouchere and E irl Granville yesterday, at
the office of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Gillespie had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P., had an interview
with Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr. Henry May-
hew had also an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. Baronet, at the Home-office.

Captain Henderson had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday.
Tire Earl of Carlisle arrived in town on Wednes-
day from his scat, Castle Howard, Yorkshire, and in
the evening joined the Cabinet Ministers assembled at
Lord John Russell's residence in Chesham-place.
Lord John Russell gave a dinner last evening to a
number of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers,
at his residence in Chesham-plact.

TriE COMTE DE NEUILLY.-A very general rtimlur
prevailed last evening, to the effect that the ex-Kieg
o f the French had expired suddenly yesterday morn-
ing, at Claremont. In contradiction of the report,
we are enabled to state that Dr. G. de Nussy, who is
the chief medical attendant 0.1 the ex-King, arrived
at his residence, in Berkeley-square, at noon yester-
day, from Claremont (where he had passed the prc-
vious night), having left Louis Philippe in perfect
health, and that up to nine o'clock last night no intel-
ligence of the ex-King's indisposition had reached
Dr.Nussy. There can, therefore, be little doubt that
the rumour is altogether unfounded.
A VERY RAW MATERIAL.—Mr. Disraeli says that
the land is the landlord's raw material; and so it is. But.
landlords have a much rawer material in the minds of
those farmers whom they delude into continuing to pay
excessive rents under the fallacious hope of a re•ena:t-
ment of the corn-laws.—Punch.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW.

CITY, QUARTER TO 7111? SE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yest,r,7ay were esti-
mated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, of which 3,000
American were taken for export, and on speculation.
The axles comprised 900 Brazil at 6i I. to 7-P., 300
Egyptian at 7p. to Bp., and 500 Surat at 4?-vi. to ,q-d.
per lb. The market closed firmly for all deacripLons
except Surat, which were a shade lower.—Rails ay
Shares were st-ady at full prices.
The Grain market is heavy, to-day, but the arrivals cf
fireign wheat do not exceed 1,960 quarters. 01 foreign
barley there are 7,570 quarters and of oats 6,5F0
quarters..

There is scarcely more unanimity of opinion upon the
question cf produce and Consol prices to be expected in
the City than there is agreement among doctors, so con-
flicting are the interests, so warped the judgment, or so
strait ed the reports transmitted from übro_id. H re t a
at once see the legitimate sphere and utility of an impar-
tial public writer, watching the varying features of the
markets, sifting and reconciling as far as may the adverse
or favourable opinions given, and presenting the resul
in a succinct form. All who are attentive to such matters
have heard for some time past of the continuous rise in
coffee, bat it hal now gone so far as to excite the
idea of a reaction. We believe that coffee was a few
months back much too low, whether in reference to the
supplies or the fair remuneration to the colonial planter,
but whether such a wholesale advance is justified may
he disputed. Some brokers contend that it is; others
that a speedy reaction is coming, and as we have for-
merly quoted the Bulls, we may now fairly give a hear-
ing to the Bears, without being held responsible for the
extreme views on either side. Mesas,. Franks and Millard
request us to notice their impression that " the ceffee
trad.a after many months of extraordinary excitement,
and a rapid advance in prices, amounting to something
like 100 per cent., is, we thick, about to assume quite a
different appearance. A material diminution has been
apparent in operations during the last few days; holders
llewise are losing confidence, and are pressing sales at
reduced rates. The home trade, throughout, have acted
w.th caution, and only purchased sufficient for their im-
mediate wants, founded on the well-groundel fact that
prices have been driven up by artificial means. There
is no scarcity of coffee, and accounts with respect to the
present crops have been misrepresented. In Java
and in the Brazils production will not be quite equal to
last season; in other ports there will be a larger yield,
and of Ceylon there will be a heavy crop, a large pro-
portion of which is likely to consist of celory mountain
kinds. The is ader will at once be convinced of the
artificial position of tie marker, when we state the re-
cent weekly sales of Ceylon at from 30,000 to 60,000
ce t., whilst deliveries far all purposes have been only
from 3,400 to 8,000 cat. weekly for home use and ex-
port, aid are now below tee latter rate. The stock,
which two months back was 194,000, is now 200,000
cat, notwithstanding the late immense opera-
tons of speculators. There can bo no d
that a further diminution will take place in con-
sumption this season by an increased adulteration
with chicoty, which the grocers will be compelled to
use for the purpose of vending a cheap article t the
public."
During the present week coffee has sensibly declined
in price, but holders endeavour to buoy it up by with-
holding supplies. Sugar has been iu favour. Spices
have had a steady sale, and Rum, Saltpetre, Tea, and
Tallow are rather looking up.
Accounts of February 15 from Frankfurt quote the
Austrian Metallics et 87, and Spanish Three per Cents.
at 30k. At Amsterdam on Wednesday the general tone
of tae stock market was feebler. The Dutch Two-and-
a-blalf per Cents. were 558 to 55 5-16ths. Information
had been received by the Committee of Spanish Ameri-
can Bondholders at Amsterdam, from Baron Groves-
tins, the Dutch Ambassador at Madrid, t the effect
that M. Bravo Murillo had given a positive a surance
that in the course of the present session a project for
the regulation cf the debt shall be presented to the
Cortes.

The meeting at the London Tuvern upon the subject
of the Russian loan has attracted an immense audience,
and thinned many of the usual places of business resort.
The Ettglish Stock market, although still fluctuating.
is firmer than it was, and there is a better feeling.
Consols have been 96 to 4 for Tran,f .r, and 964 to for
Account. The New Three-and•a-Quarter per Cente.
have been 981 to 98i, and the Three per Cent. Reduced
96* t 8. India Stock has been firm at 265. Exchequer-
bills are 5Ss. to 61s. premium.
Foreign Securities generally are rather quie'. Mexi-
can Bonds have teen 213 i to 29k. Peruvian hate risen
to 664 and 67i. Buenos Ayres Stock is worth 50, and
Brazilian 88k. Russian has bean at 107-1 t 1051.
French Five per Cents are worth 94, with the exchange
at 25 50.

Shares are good.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961061/sy,
8 per Cent. Consols Auns
New 314 per Cent. Anns. 98A4'04%
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 8% 8 11-16
D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 8 7-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 7-16
India Stock 265
Do. Bonds, 10001 O5 98 p
Ditto under 1.0001
South Sea Stock 105 54 1061
Ditto Old Annuities 96%
Consols for Account
exchequer Bills. 11Ad. 2d.
March. June.
1,0691.
500/ 5B 61 p
Small
eRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Small
Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 1839 871/9
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 5O
Guatemala Bonds 3O 32
Alexican liolUs, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto for the Account ....... 67 6714 663/ 6714
Ditto Deferred
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent IOBV2 1071/2
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o 1834
Ditto Account .
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 361/4
Ditto for th e Account .
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent.
Exchange 2sf. 50c.

BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. P SusRE.
~erdeen
Ditto, Preference
Notting., Boston, &c. 7;4'i —•—• •to —
-shire and Galloway
/2

yrshire auu ......_ - , _
:Ifast and County Down .. 28 .. ..
3erks and Hants Extension
(Gt. West. rerpet.s per ct.) 6
irmingham & OxfordJunct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. SO
Do., without a guarantee... 20 ...
,iriningham, \Vol., St. Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... .
Do., without a guarantee... 10

Val. 131.14&...
20
iristol and Exeter
' i'
Crr B 'knee. n's' ilagia,"dJ: :Lina"cut6Lei oaBn6h.t.7r,uer'
Do., Thirth
,uckingliamshire 17% x.i. to
Aledonian
Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 ...... 814 to
Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50
nester and H01yhead..„..... 50 ..... to
Ditto, Preference
larence. ....
Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
.irect London & Portsmouth 514 — to
Jublin and Belfast Junction.. 40
)undalk and Enniskillen ... 30
- e.st Anglia, 251. L. & E.,
aed L. & D .. •. 25
Ditto, 18/., E. & H -
Do, 31. 135.,6 p. Ct. Pref. 31,4......

Do, 71. 175., 7 per Ct. Prof. 2
E%stern Counties
Do. New Guerant. 6per Ct. 10

Do. Ex ten., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d .. p x. i. to
Do„ do N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... p._to
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50
Do., 5 per cont. ... 50 ,
Ditto, New
<astern Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares) ...... ... .. 25
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 6
Ditto, do, Class B& C 25 ......
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per et.) 20
.ast Lancashire ....
Ditto, New ... .......... .... . 25
Do., New Quarters
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference
Quarter Shares 6;i. —
if.ast Lincolnshire ......... ..—.. 25
'dinburgh and Glasgow 5O
Ditto, Half Shares
r<dinburgh and Northern ... 25 ......
Ditto, New port l5
<xeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — X. i. to --
Exeter and Exmouth 2ls.
41usg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. 6s.Bd — ..... to
;lasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50
Do. Preference Consolidated .....
Gloucester and Dean Forest.. 121/2 — ...... to
;rest Northern 2O 7 71/8 x. i. to 7
Do. 1/. A Deferred ..... ... 12!,4 — ...... to

%
Do. 14 B 6 per Cent.
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. ...... 121/2 -
tla. & `Vest. (Ireland) 50 -
__

it. South.... iv e... t..--- _
Treat North of Eng1and......100 232 • .... to
Ditto, Now 401.............. 40
Ditto, ditto .... ..... ...... 35
Ditto, New 30/.
Ditto,New 151............... 15 ...... .
G eat Western 100 ...... 64%...... to 65
Ditto, Half Shares 5O — -
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Ditto, Fifths
Do. New 17/ .......... 15 ..... 81,8 to
.ull and Selby 5O lOOl/2 ..... to _
Ditto, Half Shan:3 .. ...... 25 50%..... to
Ditto,Quarter Shares -... 12%

auncoTtiarnads Carlisle.... ... 50 ...
10 ...... ...... to
Lancashire and Y orlohire
Ditto, ditto
Ditto 'Jeff Shares — 49 ......
Ditto Quarters 23,,i — to
Ditto Fifths
Ditto. Thirtls
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10
Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 50 ...... —. to
uo., West Hiding Union... 10 ..„ . .. „to
Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 .....
Do., do., Half Shares (A) 10
Leeds and Bradford 5O .....103 ...... to
Leeds and Thirsk ...—...
f)e.,do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3% — ..... to --
Ditto, ditto... ..... No. 2 10
Ditto, ditto ..... ... No. 3 5
Do. Prof. Quarters, 1848... 9