The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-14 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The Federal Gazette of Switzerland announces
that on the Bth it was notified to the Federal Council
that 21 Hungarian and Bavarian refugees had ex-
pressed their readiness to serve in the foreign legion
in Algeria, and that the other refugees had drawn up
a statement of their reasons for declining. The
Canton of Berne had complained that it had more
than its fair share of refugees, the number being
330, of whom 170 were receiving pecuniary relief.,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were
estimated at 4,000 bales, of which 500 American were
taken on speculation. The market continued heavy.
American were kd., and common Egyptian /id. to id.
per lb. lower. The sales comprised 3,500 American,
200 Pernam and Mar-anti= at 6Ad. to 6id., 100 Bahia
at 61d., and 200 Surat at 4id. to 4d. per lb.—ln Rail-
way Shares but little business was done, except in Lon-
don and Midland Stocks, which were rather higher.
The quantity of Wheat sold in the markers which
regulate the official averages was, last week, 93,019 qrs.
The Netherlands Trading Company's sales of coffee
have gone off rather lower, but, nevertheless, as well as
was expected, the average price being about 655. per cwt.
Assam tea continues to enjoy decided favour here. At
the auctions yesterday afternoon, a small quantity went
2d. per lb. higher.
The foreign accounts still notice the existence of em-
barrassment among parties engaged in the corn trade.
Several failures have occurred in Belgium, and at Brus-
sels these have occasioned a great sensation. A large
firm in the oil trade, the initials of the house being
P. C., is stated to be unable to meet its engagements, the
amount of which is 1,300,000 francs.

At Amsterdam on the 12th inst. the home funds were
rather feeble, but Peruvian Active rose 2 per cent.
Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. 551 to 9-16. In
the Frankfort Bourse on the 11th, Austrian Bonds
were BQ.
The Post-office authorities have given notice that all
letters for Belgium intended by the writers to be sent in
the closed mail via France must be specially addressed
via France or Calais.

Tho dulness in all departments of businesss is more
than ever conspicuous to-day, as the financial statement
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is so near at hand,
and it is satisfactory to find that the Right Honourable
gentleman has sufficiently recovered from his indisposi-
tion to obviate the necessity of a postponement.
The English Stock Market has been depressed to-day
owing to the payment of differences on the account; and
the failure of Mr. Charles Satterthwaite, which we
noticed yesterday, has, in conjunction with the result of
the Paris elections, had an influence upon Stocks here.
At the same time the fall in the French rentes must not
necessarily be followed by a corresponding reaction here,
for we know that upon former occasions, and in periods
of alarms, there were extensive sales at Payis with the
object of investing the proceeds here. The only difference
is that Consols are now much higher than they were
at the period to which we allude, but then how strong
is our financial position 1 Consols have been 951 to
95i for Transfer, and 95,1, to 96 for April 11. The pre-
mium on Exchequer-bills has been 593. to 61s. The
books are closed for New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., &e.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Three per Cents. have
been 35k, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 34. Brazil
Bonds are 88 to 89. Mexican Stock has realised 291.
Peruvian Active has been at 714- to 72, and the Deterred
at 30. Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents. are 541.
Railway Shares are not active.
The last Ni e?k's railway receipts, ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under :

1850. 1849.
North-Western £40,562 6 9 £38,210 13 2
South-Western 8,303 5 0 8,239 11 5
Brighton
Midland 20,320 8 10 20,186 8 5
South-Eastern

ONE
FUND:. O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Arm .....
3 per Cent. Consols 95-78%
N per Cent. Anne...
South Sea Stock

Ditto New Annuities 95%
Uonsols for Account 96 9534 7
S.xcliequer Bill 2. 114 d. & 2d
1,009/. June 6l 59 p
Small. June 59 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. 02,1 E
O'CLOCK.
. _ _

FRICEs.
J 6 IA
951
98%

95%

61 p
59 p
GLOSIN 0
TBICF E.
50

Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent ...... —
Do., 3 per cent
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons--
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ........, 29% 2954
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds ......

60

33 IA

Ditto Scrip l'%i/ ti p VA p
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 16%5%8 16%
Ditto, Passive 3IA, 33a
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 2,7 i per C'ent
Ditto, Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.
_ .. . .

Beligan, 41/ per Cent.
I.'utch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 513/4
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certifieatep 8634
Do. Bonds

12%

89%
55
86
8411

PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSINt;
4AM PAID. WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Birmingham and Om.
1, rd Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do withoutguarantee 20
Caledonian
Ditto, New ICI. Pref... 10
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference ls
eastern Counties........ 20 ......
Do , New Preference,
6 per Cent........... 10
East Lancashire
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent.
Great Northern

Do., % A Deferred ... 12%...... 25%
Do., %B 6 per Cent... 0% 5ll ..
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12%
Great Western 100 ...... 573/4 bB% ......
Ditto, 1,4 Shares
Ditto, New 171 l5 ... _.
Hull and Selby ..
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 473%
Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ..... 42
Do. Fifths.... ........ ... 10 - . ......
Do. New.Gua.6 per et. 10
Do. (W. Riding Union) 1114..... 3%
Leeds and Bradford 5O —
London, Brighton, and
South Coast... .... 100
London and N Western 100-1013/4 104 105 104% 104%
Ditto, New Quarters 12 ...... 1114 ..........
London Sr S.Western ..100 ...... 64% 633/4
Mancheiter,Buxton,and
Matlock 5
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...100

Do. New 101. Pref lO ...... 63/4 7jB 6%8...
Midland ...... ....... ICO ......391 38%4
Do., 50/. Shares
North British ........... 25 ....., ...
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Thirds ........ 8i
Ditto Preference
North-Western . 133/4 — ..•
Reading, Guildford, and

Reigite
Royston and Hitchin ~. 4 .. ... ...... .......
Do. Shepreth Exten . % 44%
South Eastern
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ..
Do. Newcastle Eaten, 20
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ... 11/2
York and North Midland 50
o,ti 0 Preferencs ...... 10
Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... ..
Northern of France l6 ii—

hi
1634

FOREIGN .RAIEWAYs.
Dutch Rhenish 8 .. 2 I>TH ......
Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 2114 ........
Rouen and Havre
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MARCH 14.—Wind at noon, N.N.W., light
breeze and dull hazy weather.
LERWICK, MARCH 9.—Wind S.—Sld. Resolution,
Hamilton Ross, Eliza, Eclipse, Victor, North of Scot-
land, Enterprise, Flamingo, Dublin, and Liebe, all for
Greenland.

OFF DUNGENESS, MARCH 11.—Tudor, Christinson,
New York for Rotterdam.

QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 12.—A vessel of about 300
tans, bottom upwards, and apparently some time in that
position, was seen 10th inst., this place bearing N. by
W., i W., distant 60 miler, by the Pruissicher Adler
steamer, arrived here.

DEAL, MAROH 13. —Wind W. to W.N.W., light—
Arrd. from the River and saild, Centaur, Algoa Bay.
OFF THE EDDYSTONE, MARLS 13.—Thomas Lee,
James, Calcutta, for Ilamburgh.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)