The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-19 00:00:00

TILE 8X714,-7.4ONii()N, TUESDAY EVEIVINI:3, 'MARCH Ig, 1044.

grave considerations, which will always indispose her
to embark in hostilities, of which the wisest of her
sons can foresee no other issue than such as will be
detrimental, if not ruinous, to her interests. Glory
is, no doubt, a very fine thing, but a prosperous
trade is still finer ; the one is a mere showy phan-
tom, the other a solid substance—something to eat
and drink, wax fat, - and be merry upon ; and the
French have quite shrewdness enough to see this, and
will be slow henceforth to allow their national vanity to
get the better of their discretion. Notwithstanding,
therefore, our Contemporary's sneer, we have great
faith in the public opinion of France—in that opinion
which, despite a thousand difficulties and dangers,
has enabled Lours PHILIPPE to maintain the peace
of Europe, and which still keeps him on a throne
which, but for him, would have had no existence,
superseded, as it would have been—had not the
Bourgeoisie, who are his chief supporters, interfered
—by a stormy Republic, that would inevitably have
brought in its train, to say nothing of a host
of domestic evils, a general war with Europe.
We are no very ardent admirers of the CITI-
ZEN KING ; we think that, in not a few in-
stances, he has pushed his prerogative far beyond
the just limits assigned it by the Constitution; but
his position was a trying one, and—despot as he is—
it must not be forgotten that he has proved a sterling
benefactor to the best interests of his country, by
preserving her from the horrors of a European
convulsion.

The milliners and dress makers of London, are al-
most the very last class of society for whom, and on
whose account, legislative interference would appear to
be necessary; and yet we doubt very much whether
any portion of our fellow-creatures demands such in-
terference equally with them. Labour, almost with-
out cessation, is the rule, not the exception—time is
unnoticed—work to be performed governs the hours
of labour. Little do ladies of fashion think of the

lives that are sacrificed in preparing the trappings
with which they are ornamented, and little does
Royalty know of the misery which each drawing-
room causes to be inflicted. The necessity for some
enactment to regulate the hours of labour seems now
admitted on all hands.; and in no instance is it more
loudly called for, than on behalf of the milliners and
dress-makers of London.

The intelligence from Spain is of a most distressing
character. The murder of BONET and twenty-three
of his companions (for they had not even the semblance
of a trial) is unhappily confirmed. It appears that
the Commandant of the Castle of Alicant, a place of
great strength, had been bribed to betray Borivr,
and deliver into the hands of this public executioner the
unfortunate man who at the commencement of the
insurrection had spared his life. His name is LA..
SALLA, and if there is a particle of honour or justice
left in Spain, will be held in detestation even by
his savage countrymen. The sum paid for this
cruel act of treachery is said to be 75,000 dollars.
BONET having discovered the plot against his life
made his escape with many officers, but were
pursued and captured, some of them by the
peasantry. The following is the account of the
transaction transmitted by RONCALL to the Captain-
General on the Bth instant,—" Various parties of the
Lusitania regiment of cayalry, sent out by different
roads under the direction of Colonel CONTRERAS, and
the good spirit of the people, gave the result that I ex-
pected. He was taken, and brought to this place in
the course of yesterday, with those who followed him.
His declaration having been taken, his person identi-
fied, as well as those who took an active part in the
rebellion, as comprised in the accompanying state-
ment, the military men have been degraded, and all
of them put to death by shooting in the back, to add
to the ignominy of the punishment, this morning, in
front of the troops, to whom the general order whieh
I send herewith was read." Among the unhappy
victims, besides BONET, are several Captains and Lieu-
tenants of the National Guards and three or four
soldiers, twenty-four in all. RONCALI on the same
day published the following address to the army :
" Soldiers ! Terrible is the act which you have
just witnessed. May the ALMIGHTY permit it may
be the last in our unfortunate country. May the
ambitious contain themselves, and the deluded unde-
ceive themselves. Alas ! for those who are not con-
vinced that the hour of revolution has passed ! You
have closed it for Spain with the keys of this place,
conquered by your loyalty, your constancy, and your
discipline. Go on always as you have till now, and you
save the throne of your QUEEN." He thus impiously
prays that this bloody tragedy may be the last, while he
marches from Alicant to Carthagena, to repeat a si-
milar act of cold-blooded• cruelty, and what adds to
the atrocity of NARVAEZ and his coadjutor BRAVO,
the young QUEEN is instructed to thank RONCALI
for his operations and executions. The words put
into her mouth are, " the blindness and immorality of
the Revolutionists have rendered the application of,
the whole rigour of the laws indispensable."
On the receipt .of the intelligence the Three per
Cents. rose per cent., and closed on the 11th at 301
cash, and 31 at 60 days. The Fives were quoted at
22. a at 60 day s.

The disputes between the clergy of France and
the University, or rather the Government, seem to
increase in violence, and probably will end in com-

plete rupture between Church and State. It will be
recollected that an Abbe, of the name of COMBALOT,
was convicted, some days ago, of a libel on certain
public schools, and condemned to fine and imprison-
ment. This has given great offence to many of the
Bishops, and one of them, the Bishop of CHALONS, has
had the effrontery to praise the conduct of the convicted
priest, and thereby impugn the law and the jury by
which he was tried. "The Bishop and clergy of Chalons,"
he says, " eagerly add their congratulations to those of
the whole Church and all good men, which the Abbe
COMBALOT has received. It was worthy of him to set
so bright an example, and assume so openly the de-
fence of our Catholic truths 'against the University,
which is their declared enemy._ We have not left the
Minister unaware of our opinion upon this important
question. But the principal honour of it belongs to
the Abbe COMBALOT. We,therefore, take the deepest
interest in all that concerns him, and would deem
ourselves happy if on any occasion we could prove it
to him. Let him rest assured that nothing can be
added to our profound esteem and to all the senti-
ments of which we hereby offer him the expression."

The subjoined remarks in the Journal des Debats
show that the affair has excited much indignation in
the Cabinet :
" It appears that insolent contempt of law and justice is
hereafter to be reckoned amongst the number of Christian
virtues. The Bishop of Chalons, who was condemned by the
Council of State, has written a letter of congratulation to
the Abbe Combalot, lately condemned by the jury, and this
letter appears in print in a journal which very recently pub-
lished seven articles in favour of La Ligne et les ligneurs.
We do not speak of another letter, from the Catholics of
Tours, who assume the air of persons rejoicing that the Church
is again to be persecuted. It well becomes those persons,
after having procured from the Government of the Restora-
tion the sanguinary law against sacrilege, to call by the name
of persecution the sentence pronounced by a court of justice
for the publication of a pamphlet filled with insult and
calumny. But the letter of the Bishop of Chalons exceeds
all bounds. That a priest and a high dignitary of the
Church should take pride in praising in extravagant terms
of exaggeration what a court of justice has condemned and
punished, amounts to an overthrow of every social law, and
a manifest usurpation of the sovereign power."
The Presse repeats its assertion that the Emperor
NICHOLAS has announced his intention of visiting the
Queen of ENGLAND in May or June next. On Sun-
day the Three per Cents. were quoted at 83f. 15c.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Royal Family, and attended by the Royal suite, are
expected to arrive at Buckingham Palace about five
o'clock this afternoon, from Claremont. The Royal
party will, it is expected, leave Claremont directly after
lunch.

SUDDEN DEATIT.—This morning an instance of
the awful uncertainty of human life took place at the office
of the Morning Advertiser journal, Fleet-street. It appears
that Mr. Blake, who has been the secretary at that office for
a number of years past, and resided upon the premises, re-
tired to rest last evening at about eleven o'clock, in his usual
health and spirits. This morning, however, not making his
appearance at the breakfast table at his accustomed time, the
servant was sent to call him; but after knocking several
times at the door and receiving no answer, it was at length
found necessary to burst it open, when Mr. Blake was found
dead in his bed. Mr. Wray, surgeon, of Salisbury-square,
was immediately called in, but that gentleman pronounced
life to have been extinct some hours, apoplexy having, no
doubt, been the cause of death. The deceased, who was
about fifty years of age, was a bachelor, and was deservedly
esteemed by all who knew him.
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The Duke of Devonshire is suffering from an at-
tack of influenza.

MONE X AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market wore a gloomy appearance again yes
terday. There was an abundant supply, and prices were 4d.
per lb. lower than before the arrival of the Hibernia. Sales,
2,000 bales, viz. :-100 Egyptian, at 74d. to 74d. ; 60 Per-
nambuco, at 64d. to 64d. ; 100 Surat, at 34d. to 44d. ; 20 La
Guayra, at nth.; the rest American, at 44d. to 64d. The
transactions in Shares were not numerous, but the market,
on the whole, had a steady appearance. Birmingham and
Gloucester, 854 ; Chester and Holyhead, 64 ; Eastern Coun-
ties, Registered, 13/. Bs.9d. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 634 ;
Grand Junction, 234; Birmingham, 236; Brighton, 444;
South Western, 824 ; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 15s. 6d. ; South
Eastern, 354.
We perceive that the progress of railway projects for Ire-
land is more rapid by far than it has been for some time back,
a proof that the prosperity of that country is considered as
likely to advance, and that a more liberal political policy will
be forced on the Government. From Manchester Messrs.
Railton and Son write in reference to this subject :
" On Saturday last we completed and sent off to the Com-
pany's Secretary at Dublin, the subscription list for the por-
tion of shares set apart for this place, towards the capital for
constructing the Great Southern and Western Railway in
Ireland, from Dublin to Cashel, and its contemplated exten-
sions and branches—and had they all been embraced in the
immediate proceeding of the work it would have been under-
taken with equal avidity as those apportioned to
London, Liverpool, and Manchester, as it now stands,
particularly as respects the extension to Cork. The
completion of the Dublin and Drogheda line within the
original time and estimate, and its firmness in general cha-
racter, for public utility and private advantage, gives to Irish
labour and English capital good earnest for rapid improve-
ment to every interest concerned in railway undertakings in
Ireland, and particularly at the present period, when Irish
industry stands so attractingly before the inactive and grow-
ing capital of this country for profitable motion on the very
spot where the advantages are to arise.
" It will be observed that there has been an improvement
in many lines during the past week, particularly in Grand
Junction and North Union, owing to an expectation of an
issue of new shares, to carry forward the line to Carlisle.
There is a good demand for Manchester and Birmingham
shares, at advancing prices ; and on the whole the character
of the market is generally good."
The Funds are very firm to-day, and this notwithstanding
a comparatively limited business is doing. The Commis-
sioners have purchased 30,000/. Consols at 984, and the
I lowest price in general transfers has been 984. The New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 1024 to 4, being rather
higher. Exchequer Bnls are rather flat at 675, to 695. ; and
India Bonds at 87s. to 88s. premium. Bank Stock for Ac-
count has touched 199 and 200, and India Stock 288.
The Foreign Bonds continue rather flat. Spanish Actives
at 25 to 244, and the Three Per Cents at 351 to 4. The
Mexican Five Per Cents have realised 354 to 36 ; the De-
ferred 144 to 4 ; Colombian, 144 to 4 ; Peruvian,
304, and Chilian, 105. Portuguese Converted have been
steady at 47, and Russian firm at 117. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. are rather quiet, but keep at the high price
of 574.
There is not quite so much doing In the Railway Shares,
but they support full prices.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities ...... ....... WAN
New 351, per Cent. Annuities 102%14
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years. Expire sth Jan. It60.
India 80nd5,1,000......... ...................».»....» —
Ditto under 1,000 B7 68
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
India Stock
Exchequer Bills, 1 %d. I%cl
1,0001.
5001.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO5
Columbian Bonds. 14%)4
Mexican Bonds. 1637, 5 per Cent. .... 55%
Ditto for the Account 36
Ditto Deferred Stock l4k%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents.
Ditto' for the Account. 3O
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto Converted 47
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll7
Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent MO
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds.

Ditto Three per Cent. —
Ditto for the Account.
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 40446
Dutch 2% per Cents 57%
Dutch 5 per Cents. 101%44%
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARK
Birmingham and Derby lOO ... 58% to
Birmingham and Gloucester
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester
Chester and Holyhead 5 6% .. ... to
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 8/. 66. Bd.
Great Western
Ditto 3 Shares
Ditto kifths l2 ..... .... 19 to —,
Lancaster and Carlisle 5
London and Brighton 5O ......... 4434%% to
London and Blackw..ll 16%
London and Birmingham...—. Stock ......238 ... . to
London and Guildford Junction 5
London and Smith Westexn 41% ...... 13
Ditto Eighths 3% to
London and Croydon (Time)... L l7 ...... ... to 1t.%
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto % Shares 3O .50
Ditto/54 Shares 2 ... ..... . 9% to
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18 ..—... 38 ...s to
North Midland ............ ............ 100 .... ..... 91
Paris and Orleans ...........«........ 20 3484%... to
Paris and Rouen 2O ......•• 3534% ... to
South Eastern and Dover 5O ........e35% to
York and North Midland ..... .... 50 .... ..... 122 to
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 2% 2054
JOINT STOCK RANKS.
London and Westminster 2O 25% to
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 18.—The market
is quite firm, and a fair business has been done to-day. The
sales are in—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64 to 634 ; Paris and
Lyons, 2 13-16 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 46i to 461;
South Western, Eighths, 41 to 9-16 ; Huddersfield Canal, 141.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red — Ditto Bonds .... B3 pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Re 1 — Ditto New Annuities...
New 3% per Cent. 102% Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 13(1... pm.
New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 5001 — pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small pm.
Jan. 1860 Bank Stock for Acct.... 200
Oct. 1859 — 'Consols for Acct. 9.%
Jan. 1860 12% !India Stock for Acct.... 283