The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-05 00:00:00

GERMAN V.

A dispatch from Berlin, of the 21 March, states
that Prussia demands as a sine qua non of Denmark
the acknowledgment of the Treasury notes issued in
Schleswig-Holstein.

The rederal Commission of Germany have invited
the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin to enter into ne-
gotiations with foreign Powers for the recognition of
the German flag, naval and commercial.
A letter from Erfurt, of the 28th ult., says :
" Mr. Von Bodelschwingli, who is to preside at the
meeting of the administrative council till the opening of
Parliament, when he will resign that post to Mr. Von
Radowitz, who intends to transfer the sittings of
the Council to Erfurt in the course of a few days. The
Nurenzburgh Correspondent states that from 8,000 to
10,000 of the 40,000 Prussian troops which are to be
concentrated at Erfurt, aro to proceed next week, with
several tatteries, t)wards the northern frontier cf Ba-
varia, and occupy the Saxon duchies. Coburg is to be
the head-quarters of this corps, for the provisioning of
which preparations are now making."
There was an erneute at Dresden on the 26th ult.
Some of the accused of last May, while being re-
moved from one prison to another, attempting to es-
cape, the soldiers fired on them, and a ball struck the
hat of a peasant, whereupon a great crowd assembled,
in which the workmen returning from their labours
joined. It was not till the space of two hours, and
after several arrests were made, that the crowd was
dispersed.
Accounts from Vienna state that the Cologne
Gazette, the Wanderer, and the Constitutional of
Prague have been seized for publishing KLAPICA's
letter to HAYNAII, protesting against the violation by
the Austrian Government of the capitulation of Co-
morn.

The whole of Hungary has suffered recently from
inundations. Presburg, Comore, and Raab have
suffered more severely than other places.

ITALY.

Letters from Naples of the 16th ult. represent the
state of that kingdom as horrible. The Government
of King BoawA is an organized perjury, and a royal
amnesty is a mere decoy to lure persons to destruc-
tion. General NUNZIANTE, the Commander in the
Calabrias, recently published a proclamation
in the name of his beloved and most merciful
Sovereign, calling npon those who had,taken flight on
account of political offences to return, and promising
them that no notice should be taken of the past.
Several unfortunate persons, not remembering the
faithless character of the Bourbons, and trusting to
the promises of King BONIIA, returned and became
the victims of this diabolical ruse. Within two days
after their return 82 persons were arrested in Cala-
bria, and 37 in Naples, and were thrust into dun-
geons, where the torturer and the poisoner and the
assassin, all important members of the Rix ecutive
Government of Naples are doing their office on them.
One unfortunate youth has just expired in the dun-
geon of Vicaria from consumption in consequence of
having been exposed all the winter to the punishment
called "of the chosen.' He was kept in a dungeon
for seven months, and was allowed as his sole food
eight ounces of bread per day and as much water as
he could drink. His dungeon was thirty feet below
the level of the soil, he was allowed neither light nor
fire, nor straw to lie on, and during the most rigorous
nights of winter his tormentors would throw on
him at intervals buckets of iced water. His
mother who is 80 years of age, and who resides at a
distance, undertook a long and perilous journey
through the Abruzzi for the purpose of seeing her
son before his death. The goaler refused her permis-
sion, referring her to the Minister of the Interior.
She at once applied to the Minister, and at the end of
three days she received the following answer to her
communication :

" Madam,—Your prespnce in the capital compromises
order and public tranquillity. You are granted 24
hours to quit Naples. If you do not obey you will be
accompanied from post to post by Gensdarmes.
" Naples, 7th February, 1850."
The unfortunate mother, on reading this note, fell
into a cataleptic fit, and her life is despaired of ; in
vain her relatives applied for a postponement of the
period fixed for her departure, and the dying woman
was, in an insensible state, expelled from Naples by
the authorities. Comment upon these atrocities is
needless ; the blood of these and of many hundred other
victims calls out to Heaven for justice against the
oppressor, and will not long call in vain, upon Him
whb has declared himself peculiarly the avenger of
the wrongs of the widow and the orphan.

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The market fur British Plantation is steady
at full prices. Mauritius and Bengal at public sale
mostly found buyers at full rates; but Penang went at a
slight reduction; white 36s 6d to 40s, yellow 34s to 365,
and brown 27s 6d to 335. Privately Porto Rico have
been sold at 37s to 41s 6d per cwt. The quantity of
British Plantation landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 93 hhds 30 barrels; there were
taken for home consumption 938 hhds, 107 tierces, 245
barrels. The stock in the same places is 7,163 hhds,
1,399 tierces, 2,350 barrels.
COFFEE.—The market remains dull. Plantation
Ceylon at nominal rates. Privately rather a large par-
cel of Native Ceylon were sold at 595.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
Wert India Docks was 203 puns • there were taken for
home consumption 244 puns 8 Ads, and exported 95
puns 74 hhds. The stock in the same place is 18,053
puns 2,187 hhds.

SPlCES.—Cassia Lignea was dull, there being no
buyers on formers terms.

ts.u.ow.--P. Y. C. is 36s 6d to 361 9d per cwt. on the
spot, and Town 38s 6d.

" TEA.—The market is steady, and with fair deliveries
for consumption.
TOBACCO.—Purchases were generally of a.g in a
more
limited character during the last month, arising
great measure from old imports of certain descriptionshaving gradually almost approached the quotations cf
new (a parcel of Kentucky strips, of very old imports,
and in questionable condition having been sold at 7d),
and not from any disinclination on the part of the specu-
lators to continue their operations. Sales have, never-
theless, amounted to 1,800 hhds, exclusive of upwards
of 200 hhds, sold by " middle men." We have been
compelled to alter several of our quotations, more espe-
cially fins spinning strips; sales having been made at
Bid; and all classes of Western strips, for which we ,
quote an advance of id to id per lb. Holders of the
finest parcels
of the present import are asking 9id with-
out showing any indication of an abatement from this
Price • we may observe that this quality of strips is not
suitable for manufacturing Shag to sell at 3s 4d per lb.
Stock, 25,647 hhds, against 25,253 hhds, in 1849.

DETERAIIME D SUlClDE.—Yesterday, a person named
Vincent, who lodged in the house of Mrs. Wells, a
tobacconist, who carries on business at 35, Regent-street,
Westminster, committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol. The barrels of the
weapon burst upon the discharge taking place, and in-
flicted frightful injuries upon the upper portion of his
person. His death was almost instantaneous; and it is
stated that the condition of mind which led him to com-
mit the rash act was produced by long-continued suffer-
ing from illuese.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS'.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 500 American were
taken on speculation, and 300 for export. The market
was not brisk, but there was a better feeling, and more
steadiness in tone.—ln Railway Shares a fair business
was done at higher prices. The market closed firmly.
The Hambargh mail of Friday brings the rate of
exchange at 13 10, being i lower. Gold was at 437.
Not much was doing in bills. Funds and shares were
dull, and not much was doing in Coffee.
Among the items of intelligence noticed in the United
States accounts, is the rapid extension of steam-ship
building, as within three or four years the aggregate of
the new tonnage amounted to 56,000 tons. It is stated
that the steamers of Collins' new Liverpool line are the
largest in the world, being of the burthen of three
thousand five hundred tons. They will befitted up in a style
of magnificence and splendour without a parallel. No ex-
pense is being spared about them; and although we do
not say that they will distance any vessel that may be
put in competition with them, yet we do say that it will
take something in the shape of a steam-ship that was
never yet produced, and in all probability will not he
for some years to come, to beat any of them.
In accounts from Buenos Ayres it is stated that the
idea of General Rosas retiring from the direction cf
public affairs had called forth energetic manifesta-
tions, and that the English merchants joined in ex-
pressing their earnest hore:chat such would nut take place.
Weare further told that—
" A report of the administration of public credit,
which has been publshed within the last few days, an-
nounces the gratifying fact, that that establishment, pur-
suing the even tenor of its way, will be in a situation by
the end of December, 1851, to redeem the balance of
the domestic funded debt of the province, amounting at
present to 13,533,244 dolls. 71o.; the capital of the sink-
ing fund being already upwards of five and a quarter
millions."
The Nova Scotian journals received by the mail give
a report of a debate in the Legislature upon the subject
of reciprocal free trade:—"The Attorney-General laid on
the table of the House various minutes of conference on
the subject of reciprocal trade with the United States.
He explained that the conference had taken place with
the Hon. Mr. Lafontaine and the Hon. Mr.
. Merritt, from Canada; Hon. L. A. Wilmot, and Hon.
i J. R. Partelow, of New Brunswick; Hon. Messrs. Hen-
I Shaw end Thornton, of Prince Edward Island, and the
Executive Council of Nova Scotia. A very important
topic had arisen in this conference—that was the ex-
clusive privilege over the fisheries of these colonies,
which aas held by British subjects, and which was re-
quired by the United States in exchange for reciprocity.
Canada was ready to give up all exclusive privilege—so
was New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, because
they contended the rivalry cf foreigners would tend to
the wester industry of our own people, and the greats r
prosperity of the country. On the part of Nova Scotia
the council had abstained from giving any opinion.
Even the fisheries of the Bay of Fundy, which were
claimed by New Brunswick, on behalf of British sub-
jects exclusively, had been conceded to the Americans;
and the only part now exclusively in the power of Nova
Scotia was from the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, round
to Cape St. George, including Cape Breton. It remained
to be seen what would be the views of the Legislature
on the subject ; and he hoped the whole question
would be taken up at an early day, and disposed of in a
manner that would reflect credit on the wisdom of the
Legislature, and promote the permanent welfare of this
country.
" Mr. Beckwith would ask what we were to get in re-
turn for giving up our right to the shore fisheries ?
"The Hon. Attorney-General said that the papers when
read would answer the question of the Hon. Gentleman.
The report of the assembh d delegates advocated the prin-
ciples of reciprocal free trade; it was for the House to
accept or reject the proposed resolutions.
" The dispatches and report were read, and embodied
resolutions of the conference in favour of the home Go-
vernment negotiating for reciprocity with the United
States is the productions of both countries—bread, flour,
fish, &c."
These are cheering evidences of the march of frce-
trade opinions in the colonies.
At Frankfort on the 2d inst. Austrian Metallic, were
821, and Spanish Three per Cents. 27i. Amsterdam
accounts of the 3d give the price of Dutch Two-and-a-
-t
Half per Cents. at 54 15-16. Peruvian Bonds had
sensibly declined, the Active being 75 and then 731,
and the Deferred 32i to 33k.
The Et glish Funds have been more buoyant, and
although there is as yet only a small advance,
the tone favours the belief that an improve-
ment will speedily occur, if Continental affairs
settle down. The transfer books are about to
close for several of the principal investments,
but there is no probability of money being scarce while
the Bank cf England will lend at 2 per cent. on Stock
until the re-opening, and bullion comes forward in such
large amounts from America and other parts. eCon-
sols have bean 951 for Money, and since 951 jr. For
Time they have been quoted 951 to is. Bank Stock
is worth 207 i. Exchequer-bills have realised 543. to 575.
and India Bonds 84s, to 87s. premium. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 971 to 98i.
The Foreign Securities have been rather better sup-
ported. Peruvian Activeshave touched 74 and 751, and the
Deferred 321 and 320. Mexican Bonds have been
called 29i t; Buenos Ayres are 52, and Venezuela 34
to i. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted
32k, and Spanish Three per Cents. 361 to 11. Russian
, Scrip is worth li i premium. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. are 55/.
Railway Shares are all rallying again. North-Western
are f to 1 higher; Brighim also i to 1 dearer, and there
is about a similar rise in Great Western. Caledonian
have touched 1l4; Eastern Counties, 71; and South-
Eastern, 181. United Mexican Mine shares have gone
back a lit:le.

ONE G
O'CLOCK. PRIPES.

TUESDAY EVENING,