The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-27 00:00:00

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, JUNE 21.—The Minister of Finance
has granted the petition of the p.istal authorities,
whereby four marks will be charged for every pre-
paid letter, and six for every unpaid. This reform,
granted by the Diet, comes into operation in January,
1851.

CANADA.

REJECTION OF THE INDEMNIFY BILL

I'uaoNro, JUNE 12 —L ,s; night the Provincial
P .rliatnent refused, without diz,eussion, Sir Allan
AL‘Nhb's motion to introduce the Indemnity Bill of
last session. The vote stood 36 to 16.

RAILWAY THAvELLING IN FINE %V NATHER.—TbeI
fine summer weather seems to have inspired the directors of
the several railways with a very laudable spirit of emulation
to meet the wishes of the public, and their extreme liberality
in providing cheap trains greatly conduces to the comfort of
those who are anxious to get fresh air and a good view of
the country at a reasonable rate. Just think of a Sun-
day excursion to Gravesend and back by the North
Kent Railway for three shillings! two shillings !! and
one shilling and sixpence!!! something between a
farthing and a halfpenny a mile ! The adage of
" Nothing like leather" falls to the ground here, for
travelling by railway is much cheaper, and far more
pleasant, than travelling on leather ! We understand that
the line of carriages on the North Kent, last Sunday, to • ked
very picturesque, forming for a considerable distance a long
beautiful line of sinuosity, in accordance with the curves on
the railway; and no accident whatever. Every summer
Sunday the same.
MoaatNGs AT MATLOCIC, lIT R. SHELTON MAC-
EuzrE, D.C.L , author of Titian," &c., 3 vols. The
above work is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may
be had at all the libraries. The following popular novels
are also just published :—l. Anne Dysart; or, the Scotch
Minister's Daughter-2 La Vendee., an Historical Romance,
by A. Trullope, Esq.-3. The Story f a Man of Fashion;
or, Sin and Sorrow 4. Freston Tower; or, The Early Days
of Cardial Wolsey, by the Rev. R. Cobbold-5. Reginald
Hastings, an Historical Rom once, by Eliot Warburton, Esq ,
second edition-6. A Secood Series if the Discipline of Lite,
comprising the Stories of Ada Mowbray and Susan Greville.
Also just ready, Adelaide Lindsay, a novel, edited by the
author t.f "E.nilia Wyndham ;" and The Country Year
Book; or, The Field, the Forest, and the Fire-side, by Wit-
ham Howitt, author of '"rhe Book of the Seasons," &c.,
1 vol., with illustrations, 10s. 61 bound.

NOTICE.—“ THE MISER'S SECRET; OR, THE DAYS
OF J tmEA I ," a new Historical Romance, published this day,
by Mr. Shoberl, 20, Great Marlborough-street, and copies
have .been forwarded to his agents in every part of Great
Britain. Also now reads-2. Ryan's "Two Years' Personal
Adventures in• California, with the Author's Experience at
the Mines," with '.3 plates " Oue of the most attractive
books of the season."--Herald. 3. Napier's "Southern
Aft ica," 2 vols., plates. 4. Captain Reid's "Rifle Rangers,"
2 vols., !Axes. 5. Mr. Sirr's " Ceylon and the Cingalese." 2
vols , plates ; and, in a few days. Captain Hervey's "Ten
Years' in India ; or, the Life of a Young Officer," 3 vols.

Her Moj,sty and his Royal Highness the Prince
Albert. ,ttended by Colonel Grey and Miss Anson, and ac-
companied by the Prince of Prussia, honoured the New
Society of Painters in Water Colours by visiting their Ex-
hibition this morning. Her Majesty was graciously pleased
to mark her approbation of the exhibition by purchasing
Mr. Warren's classically-treated Egyptian picture, "The
Men on their Way," and Mr. Corbould's beautiful
Florettai

INTEREST PAID TO SAVINGS BANR.S.--.The total
amount of loss of interest sustained by the public on account
of excess of interest p.tid to trustees of savings banks by the
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt above
that received by them from the 20th of November, 1814, to
the. 20th November, 1,49, was .z. 22,905/. ; and on account of
friendly societies, 105,1931. The calculation includes Ireland
anti Scotland.

TEB LONDIN NEWS AGENTS AND THE NEW
POSTAL REG ULATIONS.—I t is intended to call a meeting of the
London newsvenders, for the purpose of forming a deputation
to wait on the proprietors of the metropolitan weekly news-
papers with the following propositions, viz. :—That an early
edition of all the weekly newspapers be published on
Friday afternoon, in time for post to the most distant places,
so that the papers may be supplied to the subscribers in those
localities on Saturday evening Another edition to be pub-
lished on Saturday morning, to be forwarded to the less dis-
tant parts by the morning mails ; ma a town edition, for
distribution throughout the metropolis and its suburbs on
Saturday afternoon. Should the foregoing proposals be
adopted, it would considerably lessen the labours of the
working newsmen, who are now equally as hard worked on
Sabbath as on the week days.
ASSAULT or ARMS.—A grand assault of arms, in-
cluding the foil, eabre, sticks, and bayonet against sabre,
was last night given at the Whittington Club by Mr. Allred
Shury. M. Prevost. and Professor Gillemand, both from
Paris, took part in the assault, and so did Corporals Venn,
Reid, and Waite. There was nimble fencing with the foils
and some dexterous work with the sticks, but the most
marked feature of the exhibition was the feats with the
sword by Mr. A. Shury. A bar of lead, one and three-quar-
ters of an inch in thickness, and the carcass of a sheep were
cut in twain neatly and cleverly at one fell swoop. The au-
dience were pretty numerous, aid were enlivened in the
course of the evening by the band of the Royal Horse Guards
Blue, who played at intervals several popular airs.
FOREIGN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.—The follow-
ing numerous and large arrivals of fruits and vegetables have
taken place in one day from the continent for the metropo-
litan markets: The steamer Raiob,rw, from Rotterdam,
brought I,to bags of new potatoes; the Sir Robert Peel,
from Dunkirk, 809 baskets and 49 cases of new potatoes, 253
dozens of cauliflowers, and 1, 24 baske:s of cherries; the
Apollo, from Rotterdam, 3,763 baskets of new potatoes, 4
baskets of melons, and 19 sieves and 12 baskets of cucumbers;
the Stadt Dordre ht, from l)ordt, 28 hampers and 20 baskets
of new potatoes, 20 hampers of cherries, 8 hampers of cab-
bages, and 29 hampers of carrots; the Fyenvord, from Rot-
terdam, rO3 baskets and 200 bag of new potatoes, and 197
baskets of cherries; the Ve. ezuela, from Havre, 1,576
ba.kets of various kinds of fruits;. and the Soho, from Ant-
werp, 21 baskets of green peas, and 1,381 baskets of various
sorts of fruits—the produce of France, Holland, and Belgium.
VAUXHALL GARDENS.—Yesterday this place was
opened at the early hour of 4 o'clock in the afternoon for
the exhibition of a pageant, in which the whole of the
horses and performers of Astley's Amphitheatre, under the
direction of Mr. Batty, were employed. The scenes which
consisted of tableaux and spectacles from the romance of
We o
w l sheoyl, e Anne
well
Windsor Castle, were well arranged, and the costumes,
&c., were gorgeous and appropriate. There were deer, dogs,
horses, knights, squires, ladies, &c., almost without number
—Herneßoleyn, thec._h
iunn
at er,H,
word,en as
personsVlll., Cardinal
th recognized
the his-
tory of the times, and many more whom no history has re-
corded. The scenery was well painted and
got up. A monster band of music, in more senses than
one " played up " during the representation, and added to
the appropriate dissonance of the scene. The whole went off
well, and is likely to attract multitudes of spectators. At
the conclusion of the performance the promenade commenced
and at dusk the usual entertainments of the gardens were
begun.
_ _

--: -
.1 HE COD Ftsusny.—A correspondent from Chris-
tiania writes, on the ith June, " The return of the steamer
from H .inmerfest brings us information up to the 21st ult.
They write that the cod fishery on the east coasr, of Fin-
marken promised to be more than usually productive, and
that in consequence no less than 2,500 boats, manned by
10,000 men, bad already passed that port on their way to the
fishing grounds. '
Happiness is like wealth ; as soon as we begin to
nurse and care for it, it is a sure sign of its being in a preca-
rious state. Eliza Cook's Journal.

CH ESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the Week ended June z 3, 1850: C. and El. Main Line,
2,953/. t:a. Od ; Mold, k. 51. lls. 0t.1.; Steam-boats, 29,111.
Os. 10d. ; Total, 3,3321.05. 10d.

JUNE 27,

AINWNEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TW O O'CLOCK.

The Cotton market at Liverpool, yesterday, was very
anunated, ain't with a good demand for export and specu-
lative business. The sales were estimated at 12,000
halt?, of which one-half were t alien for export and on
speeuLtion. Scitzil advanced *I., and ord. and mid.
American were If to id. per lb. higher, at which the
c'ose I firmly.—ltailway Shares were flat, with
v,,ty little buiiness doing.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is 40s. per
qbarter, the highest point fur some time past.
It will obvtou,ly not be for want of industry if the
Cotton Market be not buoyed up to the highest possible
mark by the parties interested on the other side of the
Atlantic, and it is curious to watch their progress. A
leading broker at New Yurk writes by the Atlantic
btesmer:—

My last report of this masket was and r dace, of the
4th inst.. per Europa. The business transacted since less
indicated daily that coutiderice in th.• stability of present
prices is wide spresdieg, and the class of buyers or rai-
tug now are those who have all the seasou stood clear
of the article, b-lieving first in the existence ut a
cr,,p three hundred thousand bales mere than ear be
realised by draining tie interior to ans ; and
when that obstacle was removed. they telt
it was unsafe, because bills had been made early against
an unusual prt,prtton of the receipt, and in the ability
of European spinners to abate the ma; uitscture, or, as
they term it, the consumption of the article, they had no
question, and predicted we should certainly feel the pres-
sure as soon as they had definitely assured thews• Ives that
the crops was determineJ, and in the ports, as without the
aid of tne toreigit market our commission houses would
not dare to try the experiment of holding supplies until the
people called for goods so ravenously as to turce dellers
to purchase small quantities of first hands, on whit,
was to be, a falling market. From ail that we can
learn on this sule, spinners are more astounded at the
continued extent of the demand fir their goods from all
qua, tors of the globe, than they are at the actual short-
ness of the present crop, us it evidences that the real
consumption of cotton fabrics has overtaken
the production. They do not allow enough
for the vast yearly improvements in ma-
cninery, the great amount of the circulating medium,
and for the proportion that are pined by the low rate
of agricultural productions. Dealers are believed to
hold light stocks abroad. as fur six months past they
were told weekly, by the highest authorities at Man-
chester, that cotton prices were unsafe, and must soon
fall on their own merits. In this country lam assured
that stocks in the bands of those who supply
the people are also light, as the' impression here
was that it was a cotton fight, and, as usual,
the superior capital of our trans-Atlantic brethren
would carry the day, and, consequently, the same stroke
of policy was acted on—purchase lightly. Now, the
people call for goods, and the cotton fight being at an
end, the old-stagers appear at our cattonsoffices, and
confess their errors, believing that cotton has not yet
commenced to rise. The sales up to Tuesday, 11th
average l 2,500 bales daily.
"In regard to the prospect of the next crop, I have
nothing to add to my respects of that date. I reiterate
these remarks, and solicit you to note them particularly.
I could cite n volume of reasons for my conviction of
their accuracy. But as my deductions have always been
well within the subsequent facts, I consider it unneces-
sary."
Accounts from Antwerp state that some disorder bad
occurred there upon a shipment of potatoes by an Eng-
lish dealer, who has done a large business in the article,
and that part of the cargo was stopped on the quay, so
not to be in time for the Hull boat. The growers
thereupon sold the potatoes at two frs. per quarter hec-
tolitre. fur which the English shipper hau agreed to
give four fie.
The first arrival of herrings in Holland took place on

the 23d inst., and as usual a certain portion was irnme-
diat,ly sent to the King and the Ministers. Dutch
Suck was itstht r flitter at Amsterdam on the 25th inst.,
the Two and-a-Halt per Cents. being 571.
The last week's rsilway receipts. ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under:-
1850. 1849.
Great Western £l9 005 £19,171
N firth Western...
South Western 14.032 11,383
tir; gri ton .... l2 374 10.371
Midland 22,647 22 456
South Eastern
Caitlindan
The English Funds have been very dull, and there
is as little tluctuadon as yestesday, although the feeling
is somewhat better as to the probanle majority for
Ministers. Consols have been 95i to 96, and New
Three and-a Quer er per Cents. 974 to 971,-. Exchequer-
bills ate 69a. premium.
In the Foreign Market there is no activity. Spanish
Three per Cents. have been 384, and Portuguese P.,ur
pwr Cents. about 35. Mexican Bonds are 30, end
Peruvian Four-and-a-Halt per Cents.. have been 78
Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. are 58&.
Shares are steady.

Consols ...
Ditto Account

QUARTER TO THREE.

... 95k 96

ONE CLOSING
rEICES OF BRITISH FLINUS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
;..n , nl,l 'tt. a 1.06. Ci AnDit ... 96% % 964,
Sew VA per Cent. Anna.._ ... -....... 973(i% 9774
~Lvs- -kuns. to tokpirn .1 an. 1860 ...... 8 3-16 81A rIA
~ , IL; tiondn, 1,0001. 9O p 90 p
Qns:ilp for Account 95% 96 96
;,-tociu,:o 1301:5, 1%,:. it 2d
Low/. Juno 69 p
5001. June
Stnult. Joao ••••••

67 p
67 p
70 p

ONE CEOSI.NU
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
ro.l.lllati 90
_ _ .

+3renada Bonds, 11/2 per Cent lBl4 181
•xiean, , per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ....,.. 30 2974
Ditto. Account' 3o's 30 2934
Peruvian Bonds. 41/2 per Cent 7B 7734
Ditto, Account . —78. A
Ditto, Deferred
cussiiin Bonds — ...
DIM), 414, per Cent
Ditto Scrip —4% p
Bpauisn i per Cent. 184 u — 17%
Ditto, Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London. _

,utch .24 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. t 81.4 ssys
Ditto.: per Cent. Cortnieatee... 83-41 88 li
..RICES OF ,BUsINEss DONE CLW:IN
RAI WAY SHAKESPAID. AT oNE O'CLOCK. PRICES
taircieen
.. .

~.:stedonisui
-Jo. New 10/. Pref..... 10
Che.ter and Holyhead... 50
Ilublin and Belfast June. 421,4......
Eastern Coumtia•i... ..... 20 ...... 7% - lye
Du., New Pri f.rence,
6 : er Cent.. ..... .. 10
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Eastern Onion Class A
(late E. C. Shares) 25
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) :).0
East Lancashire

163/4

F. at Lincolathin, guar.
6 per Cent.
.Northern
reat South. and West

(Ireland)

Ditto, Eighths
Imat. AP' to31,
Ditto, New 171....._., 15 —. 7% 75
and, Seib y ...... 50 „.

i,e,icashlre& Yorkshire 100 ------
3ti . ...... ...,. 36
Do. ^inns .
uo. New.Gua.6 per ct. 10
)0. (W. Riding Union) 1114 2% .. 2%
(...J-(1, and BrJidtord 5(.;
London, Brighton. And
South CoiLst... .. . 10•:e 1-A
f)o.Uuurant. 5 per et.. 9 ....... II ih
London and S. Woitero 100 .1091A 34 i 4 % lO9l/4
Dittu, N .-w Quarters 12 ...... 12344 13 .....
Ditto, Fiftn.
fNo. 101 iM. & B.) C 1 ... .......... ... I'4/4London .-•( :4. W .-eti.Tii . IC' .. 594 59 59 LA 58 IA 59 Ih
Midland _ _
_.

)o . 501. Sharer ..... 30 ...... 3P;..... ...... , 3%
Do. Consolid. Bristol &
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ... 121 12214
worth kinti‘b ~..... 25
North Staffordshire ... 171* 6% 6%
.ead:ng. Vatildford, and
Reigate
Royston and Hitchin ... 4%..... 51;*%... .. .., 5%
S'ir,,,w6bury ~,nd Bine.- 1314...... dis.
Ditto ditto. Class B. 9 ...... 6741 die 63* die
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 ...... 91,4 ...
Shropshire Union
South Devon ... 50_

.. 331/8 .
Do., Registered No. 4 10
York Newc.....e.,e. xuld

Berwick. .... ......... 25
. Newcastle Eaten. 20 ...... ...
D. G.N.N...Preterence ... .... 2%
riz.,.. dad North Midland 50 ...... 16% ............ 161%
,:t,-,. I': ce3ritnn.
FOREIGN RAILWAYb.

Boulogne and Amiens 20 ...... 6%
Rouen and Havre

Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 23-........ 23

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

LONDON, JUNE 27.—Wind at noon N.E., moderate
bre, ze and cloudy.
DEAL, JUNE 26.—Wind N.B. Arrd. Elizabeth
Jones, Callao; Highbury, Walker, Jamaica. Arrd. from
the River, Wellington, Hobart Town. Arrd. from
the River and 81(1. Bucephalus,, Madras; Maria Burns,
Mauritius.

DuVER ROADS, JUNE 26.—Arrd. Calcutta, Callao.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 26.—Wind E.N.E. to S.S.E.—
Arrd. Bromble, Ward, Sierra Leone, for London;
Southampton, Morgan, New York, and aid. for London.
COWES, JUNE 26.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Nell, Liveaay,
Hobart Town.

PLYMOUTH. JUNE 26.—Wind variabla.—Std. Loyalist,
St. John'x, Nea foundland.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 26.—Wind N.—Arrd. Pobland,
Reininteria, Porto Rico. Sld. Berhampore, Calcutta;
John Bull, Bombay; Brandon, Fernando Po; Dabuada,
Callao; Lucy Sharp, Rio Janeiro; Ringdove, Jamaica;
Orbit, QUt bec. Off port, Ivanhoe.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Notice of two bu,,ys moored on the English Bank to
he E. of the Bar of Pernambuco.

The following has been received at Lloyd's from
Whitehall, by command of the Lords of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade:—
" There are now moored to the East of the Light-
house of the Bar of Pernambuco, two buoys, one black
and one red, which show the position of the English
Balk. Rieh Of -these buoys a bell to warn incaudou
nav;g4tor. of its proximity; but in conewqueiice of Or
il,rection of 'he wind and the roaring of the waves, it
cannot sometimes be heard except at a short distance.

1850.

The red buoy marks the Southern end of the said Bank,
and tie black one the Northern ev.r,u-,ny thereof.
"To the East of the said inu ye ycu can always safely
steer; but only ar high water in middle thfes can l'ets,ls
drawing ten feet w.i.ttr pa,,s betty. n them.
" To the South ef the red buo) file navigation is always
free and open to any vessel; but to the North of the
black buoy there is barely act anro-I by rkhich vessels
can ;iss, havin2; Bar pilots on board, as close to are
the Olinda Reef, or Banks.
"Post-C4taincy. Y. rnatnbuc,i, Ap!il 9, 1850,"

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
Jai E viAT GILT?) ar D Et.ts.l.l.

The.e markets were very inactive to-day, yet. prices,
owing to the small supplies offering. were gene:ally
supported. Beet, from 2, 0.1 to 33 (hi; Muttob,
2. 4•i to 34 6.1; Lamb, 3 103 to 5,0• l; Vt-al, 2, 6 i to
3,4 i; rind Pork, 3, 0,1 to 4s Od per 81. is, by the carcase,.

a.,ItY ttltt IEI ••

MIT H FIELD.—M-4(1,,w kilt% ,2/ 8 • to 31 10 • t
otto, 3/ 0, to 41 8. ; :And Straw, I! 2, I: 10..
los 3. Su, ply but tnoder..te, and trade dull.
t_lamnauLAND.—Meadow Flay, 2/10 to 3112 s 4`1.0,er
ditto, 3/ 0. to 4/ 4i; and Straw, 11 3.5 to I 10, nt-t
load A full average supply, and a sluggish chttitod.
iIITECHAVKL. Me-adow kla.),„ 2,8, c.. 3, 10, ;
Clover ditto, 3/ 0;, to 4/ 10 and ...ltraw, 1. 2, to 1, 10
load. Track steady, et our quotations.