The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1844.

Government installed at Barcelona under the Presi-
dency of General SERRANo. The first was the RODIL
Cabinet, which was overturned on the 9th of May,
1843, and replaced by that of M. LOPEZ, which lasted
only ten days. Next came the Cabinet of GOMEZ
BUENA, which lasted sixty-five days. This was suc-
ceeded by the reconstitution of the LOPEZ Cabinet,
which lasted four months. The fifth Cabinet was
that of M. OLOZAGA, which lasted, like that of Ropm,
only ten days, and was replaced by that of GONZALEZ
BRAVO, which had fifty-four days' existence. We
have now the seventh Cabinet, viz., that of General
NARVAEZ. How long will this last ? Let us hope
that Spain will at length comprehend that, of all
countrie3, she has the greatest neel of stability.
Changes of Ministry, when too frequent, usually
lead to anarchy in public affairs, but in Spain they
present another danger ; they may cause her allies to
think that the constitutional principle, so vigorous
with them, is totally inapplicable to the Spanish
nation."

The following is an extract from the article in the
other Ministerial journal, on the appointment of Sir
HENRY HA RDINGE, and the character of his pre-
decessor :

" The new Governor-General is held in high considera-
tion by all parties. He has been well characterised as the most
proper man for carrying into execution the plans of others,
perfectly comprehending what he undertakes, and under-
taking nothing but what he comprehends. This choice
also indicates the policy which the English Government
wishes to be adopted in India. It indicates an attempt at
re-action against the system of invasion and aggrandisement
by which Lord Ellenborough, like all his predecessors, suf-
fered himself to be carried away. Sir Henry Hardinge is
a perfect contrast to Lord Ellenborough. He is prudent,
reserved, and wise, as most men are who have long been
engaged in service. His military career was chiefly under
the orders of the Duke of Wellington, who has been the
least adventurous. general of the age. He, therefore, will
never commence a war without absolute necessity, nor,
consequently, engage the Government of India, and with
it the mother country, in useless enterprises. It must
at the same time be allowed, tint Lord Ellenborough
had his good qualities as well as his defects. In England he has
been frequently the subject of personal ridicule, but no
one could deny his having great capacity. Smiles were often
raised against certain peculiarities of his toilet. His head of
hair, for example, is quite a Parliamentary notoriety. With
all this, however, no one has denied him remarkable intelli-
gence and great aptitude for business. Once in the East, in
a sphere to a certain degree independent, he found his
arms at freedom, and gave the rein to those wild imagina-
tions which he was abliged to curb in the circumscribed
field of the House of Lords. He has shown himself
capricious, fantastical, prodigal, but has always been
fortunate; and, if he has net on all occasions had justice
on his side, he has met with success, which the
English value as highly in the East, and sometimes in
the West. His imagination has given him boldness, and
his boldness has brought with it promptitude of action,
and determined resolution. During his administration, ten
pitched battles have been fought, and, in the two years, the
Anglo-Indian empire, already so vast, has been enlarged by
the addition of entire provinces. It was evidently this dan-
gerous political aggrandisement that alarmed the Company;
and, in order to keep this within bounds, it has sent to Cal-
cutta a man of cooler temperament and less vivid imagina-
tion. But events may disappoint the calculations of men,
and Sir 11. Hardinge may be compelled to follow the current,
as, in spite of themselves, all his predecessors have been."

There are fresh rumours in some of these papers
of serious disturbances in Calabria, as well as in
Sicily, but from all accounts they are greatly ex-
aggerated. The French Funds continued firm. On
Monday the Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 40c. ;
the Fives at 122 f. 35c.
THE BOURSE—MoNDAY, MAY 13.

First Highest Lowest Last

Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents...... 122 50 .• 122 50 .• 122 10 .. 122 10
Four per Cents. • • ... 106 90 106 90 106 90 • • 106 90
Three per Cents..... 84 45 •• 84 45 .. 84 30 .. 84 30
Bank of France .......3117 50 .-3120 . 3107 50 ..3120
Laffitte Bank, I,ooof Sharesll67 50 ..1167 50 ..1167 50 ..1167 50
Belgian Bank.
1841•-•••• 1110. —lllO .•1110 ..1110
Spanish Active ..... 331 • • 33} • • 331 • • 331
Threes

Passive 6i • • 6} • • 6} •• 61
Old Deferred
Portuguese Five per Conts•• 47 • • 47 .. 47 .. 47
Neapolitan lO2 25 .. 102 25 .. 102 25 .. 102 25

Roman, ex div..

.. 104} .. 1041

• • 104

RAILWAY SHARES.
Ver5ai11e5,R.8............. 377 50 .. 377 50 .. 375 .. 377 50
247 50 247 50 .. 242 50 .. 246 25
Rouen

Rouen to Havre.. • • •• •• • • • • 738 75 740 737 50 740
Orleans
Strasburg to Bale • • •• • . • . • • 273 75 • • 275 • • 272 50 • • 272 50
Avignon to Marseilles• • • • • • 765 • • 765 • . 765 • • 765
RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Ver-ailles,R.B.

L. 8........... • • 247 50 .. 247 50 .. 242 50 .. 246 25
Rouen•...
Rouen to liavre.. 740 .. 740 .. 737 50 .. 737 50
Orleans 982 50 .. 987 50 .- 983 75 .. 985
Strasburg to Bale.. • .
Avignon to Marseilles..•..• 765 .. 765 • 765 .. 765

THIS DAY'S NEWS

AMERICAN NEWS.

(EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.)
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
We have received by the steamer Acadia, which left
New York on the Ist, papers of the 30th of April, being
thirteen days later than by the last packet. The Tariff Bill
and the Annexation of Texas, formed the principal topics
of discussion both at Washington and New York. In the

Senate, on the 24th, remonstrances against annexing Texas
and amending the tariff were presented and referred, with
a pretest from the Legislature of Rhode Island, against
the right of either House of Congress to interfere in the
domestic concerns of that State. The sukoined letter,
from a correspondent of the IVew York Sun, dated.
Washington, April 28, gives the latest intelligence from
Congress:—
The House adjourned yesterday without definite action on
the Tariff Bill. Mr. Van Buren's letter on annexation has
appeared, and has received the approbation of Southern men
generally, while Mr. Clay's letter is denounced by Southern
Whigs. Mr. Van Buren is in favour of annexing Texas,
whenever the Mexican claim is extinguished or relinquished.
So is everybody, and I am utterly astounded at the position
assumed by Mr. Clay.
The Virginia election returns give the State to the Demo-
crats by a fair majority. The Whigs have gained five and
lost two members of the State Legislative Delegation. The
union of the Whigs and their old friends, the Tyler men, ap-
pears to have given two Whig Congress men—Goggin and
Carter—in Tyler districts. Goggin is no doubt returned in
Gilmer's district and Carter in Wise's.

It seems to be settled, says another paper, that there
is a majority in the House of Representatives in favour
of adjourning on the 27th of May. If nothing is to be
done with the tariff, there appears to be little remain-
ing to be finished. The Post-office Bill, first in im-
portance, is to be passed—appropriations for the ex-
penses of Government, and several minor points, remain
to be adjusted, and we can then see no reason why Con-
gress should not adjourn at an early day, unless indeed
events growing out of annexation should require a
longer session.
Another fight has taken place in the House of Repre-
sentatives, which is thus described in the New York
Sun :

DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN .THE HOUSE—
TARIFF, &c.

WASHINGTON, APRIL N.
A most disgraceful scene took place on the floor of the
House of Representatives to-day. It grew out of a discus-
sion on the Tariff Bill, in Committee of the whole, and
was the only business done. Mr. Wright of Indiana
had the floor first this morning, and defended the Bill.
Mr. White (Whig), of Kentucky, replied to him, and went
on to denounce the charge that Henry Clay had sold him-
self to J. Q. Adams, &c. After Mr. White had consumed
his hour, Mr. Kennedy, of Indiana, remarked that the
charges were all true. Mr. White rejoined that he had
refuted them as far as his time permitted. Mr. Rath-
bun (Dem.) of N. Y , said the charges were tree, and would
be proved. White, being thus contradicted, made a pass at
Rathbun, and both clinched. The younger members all
rushed to the conflict, and separated the combatants.
While this conflict was raging inside the bar, one William
S. Moore, a cripple, who has been here for several weeks
to obtain a claim from Government, attempted to intrude
within the House, was prevented, and discharged a
pistol at Mr. M'Causlin, of Ohio, a Member. The
ball missed the mark of the would-be assassin,
and wounded an officer of the Capitol. Moore was
taken into custody. The whole affair was referred to
a Committee of five for investigation, with instructions to
report a Bill for the punishment of offences committed
within the House. At the solicitation of friends, Mr.
Rathbun and Mr. White shook hands, amid the ap-
plause of the House. Thus that affair ended. Moore
was ietained in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms of
the House. The officer is not mortally wounded. The ball
entered the thigh. His name is John L. Whirt.
The Senate referred the Annexation Treaty to the Foreign
Committee, and then read the Western Harbour Bill twice.
A Bill for the reduction of postage had been read a
third time in the Senate, by a large majority, and there
was no doubt that it would become law. American
stock had been considerably depressed by the proposed
annexation of Texas, but at the departure of the mail
a favourable turn had taken place.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.
NEW YORK, Arun, 29.
A large amount of business was transacted in Stocks this
morning at a :considerable advance on Saturday's rates.
Pennsylvania Fives improved 24 per cent., United States
4, Ohio Sixes 1/1, Kentucky Sixes 1, Illinois Bonds 14, In-
diana 14, Norwich and Worcester Railroad 4, Harlem Rail-
road 34, Canton Co. 4, Farmers' Loan 4, Long Island Rail-
road 14, Stonington Railroad 3, Paterson Railroad 14, and
Mohawk Railroad 4 per cent.
At the Public Stock Exchange, Ohio Sixes advanced 14 ;
Long Island Railroad, 24 ; Canton Company, 1 ; Norwich
and Worcester Railroad, 3; Harlem Railroad, 3; and Mo-
hawk Railroad, 54 per cent.
Exchange on New Orleans and Mobile has fallen—other
descriptions remain steady.
Foreign Exchange was in demand to-day for the packets
of the first proximo.
London is at lOB4 to 1084
Paris
Amsterdam •••••• ••• •• ••••
. . 394 to 39'
Hamburgh
• •••• •• ......
Bremen ........................................ 784 to 79
TONAWANDA RAILROAD.—The business upon this road is
now rapidly increasing—last year the receipts of the road
during the months of January, February, March, and April,
were 5,400 70-100 dolls. This year from the same time, with
only part of the month of April, amount to 15,338 55-100
(1011 s. N. Cf. Ogden, Esq., cashier of the Phenix Bank, has