The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

A duel took place on the 15th, ten miles from
Turin, between Colonel ASSANTI and M. SOLER.
The cause was that the latter had written against
MANIN, and the former had taken his defence in no
measured terms. The duel was fought with pistols,
it being understood that it should continue until the
result was fatal to one of the combatants. M. SOLER
fired first, and missed ; M. ASSANTI, on the contrary,
hit his adversary in the head, and laid him dead.
The Osservatore Romano publishes a letter from
Fossombrune, Ist inst , announcing that another mira-
culous image of the-Virgin has commenced to move
its eyes in that town. Except its smaller size, it is the
exact copy of that of the Very Reverend Fathers
of the most Precious Blood at Rimini, and belongs to
a woman called the Fattera, to whom it was made a
present of on her wedding by a 'Monsignor who is
not named. It is added, that this image began to
move its eyes almost at the same time as that of
Rimini, and the miracle was at first observed in pri-
vate by the owner and some of her female friends.
The Bishop, Monsignor UGOLINI, afterwards got it
placed in the Episcopal Chapel. A commission of
theologians, named to give its opinion, declared itself
satisfied of the fact, and made a favourable report, in
consequence of which the statue was transported to
the Cathedral, where, says the letter, it now cures
the halt, the blind, the dumb, and the deaf. Im-
mense sums have already been received for alms by
the Church on account of this wonderful miracle.
The Giornale di Roma publishes a decree of the
director of police at Rome, in which it is stated that
the measures hitherto taken for disarming the popu-
lation have been found insufficient, and that, conse-
quently, all persons who are in possession of arms were
to have given them up by the 20th of June ; after
which period those who are found in possession of
arms will be prosecuted according to the notification
of September 30, 1849.
Accounts from Naples of the 13th state that the
French fleet in the bay of Naples was a very large
one. It is under the command of three admirals,
namely, Vice-Admiral PARSEVAL-DESCLIENES, and
Rear-Admirals VAILLANT and DUBOURDIEU. Admi •
ral TRELIOUARD had arrived at Naples, on his way to
the Levant, where he is to take the command of the
fleet.

PHYSIC FOR THE SAINTS.—Lord Ashley and his
Sabbatarian friends will rejoice to hear, after all their pains
to stop the delivery of Sunday newspapers, that the Loudon
and South• Western Railway Company have volunteered,
pending more complete arrangements, to receive at the
Waterloo-station, and forward to any station on the line, on
payment of one penny, newspapers addressed to private in-
dividuals, and directed to be left till called for. They must
be open at both ends. In additior to the stations at Water-
loo and Nine Elms, newspapers may be left at the following
places :—Hamburgh Wharf, Upper Thames-street; Swan
with Two Necks, Lad-lane; Spread Eagle, Gracechurch-
street ; Cross Keys, Wood-street; Golden Cross, Charing-
cross; Universal Office, Regent-circus; George and Blue
Boar, Holborn ; Griffin's Green Man and Still, Oxford-
street.— Weekly Dispatch.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—Accounts from the
west coast of South America mention that her Majesty's
ships Enterprise and Investigator had passed through the
trait; of Magellan.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool en Saturday were
estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 300 American at ere
taken for export, and 3,000 American, 500 Bahia, and
500 Surat on speculation. Extreme rates were ob:ained
for all kinds, and the market closed with an upward
tendency. The awes comprised 7.000 American, 300
Pernam and Maranham at lid. to ; 1,200 Bahia at
11. to 71d.; and 1,200 Surat at 41-4. to 5111. per lb.—ln
Railway Shares a fair business was done, and, in some
instances, at rather higher quotations.
Wheat in Mark-lane is steady this morning, but other
articles are dull.
Considerable annoyance and inconvenience has been
experienced this morning by the merchants and under-
writers at Lloyd's, and doubtless by commercial men
generally. from the circumstance of no letters having
been received from Liverpool, Dover, Gravesend, and
other leading ports, and which arises, of course, from
the stoppage of letters throughout England yesterday.
The Hamburgh mail of Friday brings the quotation
for Bills of Exchange, on London, at 13 7i-, being lower.
There was an increased amount of paper offering. Money
was in greater request.
At Riga, according to advices of the 16th inst., the
liquidation of the May accounts went off very easily.
Accounts from Brussels again state, that a treaty with
the Z illverein States was fully expected to be concluded.
In 'the Amsterdam Bourse on Saturday a fair business
was done in Dutch Securities. Spanish Bonds were
without alteration, and Russian firm. At.Franktort on
21st inst. Austrian Metallics were quoted 79, and
Spanish Three per Cents. 32 7 16.
The following is a comparative statement of the
arrivals and tonnage at Quebec trom sea, in the years
1849-50, up to the Bth of Juue in each year:-
1849 ... 299 vessels. ... 115,631 tons.
1850 ... 334 „ ... 139,004 „

35 „

... 23,373 tons more this year.

Comparative statement of arrivals and tonnage from
the Lower Ports in the years 1849-50 up to the Bth of
June in each year:-
1649 ... 14 vessels ... 972 tons.
1860 ... 11 „ ... 800 „

3 172 less this year.
The journals at the various ports on the Upper Lakes
of North America, all speak of the large number of
vessels which remain unemployed there. Among them
are many of the finest craft in the country. At Oswego
there are a large number of lake craft not yet brought
into service.

Information had been received out of 10,144 steerage.
passengers having embarked from British and Irish
ports for Quebec.
In deprecation of the annexationists, the Toronto Globe
remarks :—" Is not the Government of Canada in our
own hands, and if every complaint is not redressed is
not the blame our own ? Is not our Government the
best and cheapest in the world? And is not the Go-
vernment they seek to unite us to far behind both in
theory and practice of liberty ? Many annexationists
admit all this. But they want the 20 per cent. duty off
Canada wheat and the 15 per cent. duty off our timber,
and just because the United States deal with us illi-
berally we must join them. Strange reason for a union!
We owe much to Great Britain for her unpaid protec-
tion, and she is ready to do anything in her power for
us. It is owing to this that our taxes are so low, and yet
we must abentior her.: end join that which not only
is commercially illiberal, but would impose double taxes
upon us. The 20 per cent. wheat duty, as we have often
shown, is little more than a dead letter, and when small
quantities are occasionally taken for the United States
consumption, the importers generally manage to pay far
less than the nominal duty, while the additional taxation,
if we were united to the States, would amount to the
whole price of all the wheat exported to every place.
The timber duty may, to a small extent, restrict the
quantity and diminish the price in Canada; but the Ame-
ricans must take our wood, for they cannot get it any
where else. Such silly reasons fur annexation are a
mere pretext to hide the disloyalty which has taken fast
hold of these undutiful and ungrateful subjects. They are
nearly as worthless as that of one of the members of
Montreal, who would send us to the United States,
because he alleges he got some foolish answers from a
clerk in the Colonial-office, to some remarks which were
probably as foolish as the answer."
There is a vary firm market for public securities, and
this in the absence of extensive dealings. Consols have
been 96k 1. The debate of this evening is looked for
with considerable interest, the more especially as reports
are being circulated that the majority for Ministers will
not be so large as could be wished. The New Three-
and-a-Qaarter per Cents. have been 98 to 981, and the
Three per Cents. 96i Bank Stock has been firm at
209. Exchequer-bills have realised 675. to 695. prem.,
and India Bonds 85s. to 88s. _ _

_The Foreign Securities have been quite neglected.
Mexican Bonds are about 30. Peruvian Four-and-a
Half per Cente. have been done at 771 to i; and Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 97j.
Railway Shares have been very quiet, and at about
previous rates.
QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols for opening ... 96 96k
BRITISH FENDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 209
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 965414
New 314 per Cent. Anus. 98% 88 9814
India Stock
Do. Bonds, 10001 9B p
Ditto under 1.0001
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 2d.
• March. June.
1,060/. 67 69 p
5001 67 p
Small 7O p

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS—AT ONE OTLOCE
Oitlltican Bon4s, 1846,5 per Cant., Cvupons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto for the Account ..... 3O
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent 77lgi
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent —
E Ditto 4% per Cents 97%
Dividends en the above payable in London.

BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE OCLOCY
RAILWAYS. PAID. PEE SHARE.
'aledonian
Eastern Count,es
_734 to

Do. New Pref., 6 per Cent.. 10
GreatNerthern .

,
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. ... l2l/2 14 ...... 10..... to
Great Western 100 .. 59

Do. New 171
Lanc/ushire and Yorkshire ...100 ..... 381,4 to
Ditto Fifths 11%..... 174 to

London & 81ackwa11......111. 6s. 4',
London & North Western.....100
Do. New Quarters. l 2
Lon lon and b. Western .......100 ..... 60 14... to

,
Midland • ..........100
OA to. 50/. Shares ...... 30
Norfolk

Do. Guar. 5% per cent... 5 ~... 4
Vorth British . 25 7% .... to

North Staffordshire.— 1714
_.

Reading,Guildfd.,& Reil:--te 20: 151,;

. .
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 13'
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
south Eastern
South Yorkshire, Doncaster
and Goole
York, Newcastle, and Berwick '25 ...... 15
Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20
Do, G. N. E. Pur. or Pref.. 8
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
tnglo Italian (late Italian
and Austrian) 5% — to
Luxembourg

Pans and RZ;uen .

CONSECRATION OS' THE NEW CHURCH OF ST.
BAIINABAS, SOUTH LAMBETH.—The above church, which
has been erected by voluntary contribution, was this morning
consecrated with the usual ceremony by the Lord Bishop of
Winchester, attended by his chaplain, registrar, &c., &c., in
the presence of the Venerable Archdeacon of Surrey, the
11ev. C. B. Dalton, Rector of Lambeth, the Rev. Mr. Marker,
the new incumbent, and about twenty of the district clergy.
GRAND SCOTTISH PETE IN HOLLAND PARK.—
The grand Scottish fete is fixed to take place this year on
Monday, Ist, and Tuesday, July 2d, in Holland Park, the use
of which has on a former occasion been kindly granted to the
Scottish Society by Lord Holland. There will be a grand
competition fur the championship in archery and the Scottish
national sports and pastimes under the joint direction of the
Highland Society and of the ScoAish Society. The members
of several archery clubs have enrolled themselves as com-
petitors. The fete is under the joint patronage of the Queen
and Prince Albert, and Mr. A. Mackay, her Majesty's piper,
will be (by special permission) in attendance. We believe
this will be the most magnificent fit of the season.

EXTRAORDINARY FISIIING.-011 Thursday last,
Mr. Radmore, of the Globe Hotel, and a friend, while fishing
on the whiting ground, about three miles inside the Eddy-
stone, in a ties yacht, hooked a bottle-nosed shark, about 30
inches long, which he secured without much difficulty. In a
short time afterwards a tremendous pull on one of the lines
indicated that another ugly customer had taken the hook ;
and after three quarters of an hour's play, if it might be so
called—but more correctly speaking, it should be termed
hard work—" a monster shark," of the blue species, was
brought, by the excellent management and extended patience
of these gentlemen, to the edge of the water, almost in an
exhausted state; a bight of a rope was then slung just
within its tail, and it was safely got into the boat. It mea-
sured 6 feet 2 inches in length, and weighed about 601 bi.
What renders the fat of such a large fish being taken under
such circumstances more extraordinary, is that the gear in
use was of a fine description, simply adapted for whiting
fishing. These extraordinary fish were brought to the Globe
in the evening, and formed a subject for the curious in these
matters to examine. The party were successful in their
sport, as they took twenty dozen fine whiting and bream.—
Plymouth Herald.
CONSECRATION OT Miss BURDETT COUTTS' CHURCH,
WissrmiNsTEn.—To-day was appointed for the consecration,
by the Bishop of London, of the new church, in Rochester-
row, Westminster, erected through the liberality of Miss
Burdett Coutts. In the grounds attached to the school a
large marquee, gaily decorated, had been erected, in which
all the workmen (about 500) engaged on the building were
regaled, after the ceremony, on the good old English fare,
roast beef and plum pudding. The school-rooms were taste-
fully decorated and set out with a cold collation, supplied by
Gunter, for the refreshment of the distinguished visitors.
The schools are adapted for the reception of 240 boys and
2CO girls. The total expense is estimated by the builders,
Messrs. Rigby, of Millhink, at about 30,0001. The church
is dedicated to St. Stephen, and the Rev. W. Tennant, M.A.,
has been appointed as incumbent. The company began to
arrive shortly after ter o'clock, amongst whom was his Grace
the Duke of Wellington, Miss Burdett Coutts, the Duke an
dDuchess of Sutherland, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Westminster, Lord and Lady Willoughby, Lady Antrorbus,
&c. &c. The Lord Bishop of London was attended by Deane
Mr. Humphreys, the Rev. Lord John Tbynne, the
of
Westminster, the Dean of Ripon, and the clergy of theorm i
e(
dis-
trict. The solemn portion of the ceremony was performed
by the Right Rev. Prelate and the assistant clergy; after
which, the company partook of the de jeuni prepared for
them. A merry peal was rung from the church tower.
The houses in the neighbourhood were decorated with flags
and. ti9Weri.

-------' DAY)
LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS
LONDON, JUNE 24.—Wind at noon E., light breeze,
and fine clear, sultry weather.
NEW YORK, JUNE 11.—The British bri.; Brazilian,
Porto Cabello to this port, was wrecked on the 5.8*
side of Sr. Domingo, about 6th April; three of ,the
crew saved, the master and remainder not sine'
heard of.
ST. USES, JUNE 18.—The Rosina, of li.irks.„llY'
Carthsgena to Newcastle, foundered off Cape St.
ye
cent 6th inst.; crew saved and landed at Sines. -1."
Presto, Trapani to Norway, put in Bth inst. very 101*
and has discharged to repair.
JAMAICA, MAY 29. The Hebe, of Allen, 0.19.
wrecked at Galera Gambia, Columbian coast, 23d AP
°
crew and part of cargo saved. bier
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, JUNE 8 —The Invinci
Newport to Baltimore, on shore in Carrituok Inlet, ISt
May, has b*en got off and brought in hero sth log"
leaky, much strained, and otherwise damaged.
Ari.
BALIFAX, N. S., JUNE 13.—The Virginia, -
chat, was lost near Scataree during a thick fog, 2°'
May.
DEAL, JUNE 22.—Wind S. to S. W.—Arrd. Ellen Buck"
ham, Hong-Kong; Isle of Wight, Mauritius; Wallace
Myer, Myer, Callao; Commerce, Yull, Sr. Domingo; uue."
Seth, Porto Rico. Arrd from the River, Harleqin;
Cape of Good Hope; her Majesty's ship Dolphin• Cols.
iof Africa. Arrd. from the River and sailed, priairos
Boston. Sld. Marian, Bombay; Tweed, Cap° Cogs
Castle.
OFF THE WlGHT.—Plantin, Buenos Ayres for.gad,
burgh.'
FAL3IOUTH, JUNE 22.—Wind W.S.W. to N.N.Wr„
Off port, Rider, Porto Rico for Havre; Dolphin, ,
vannah ; Adolphus Yates, Havannah ; both for GuernseY'
Rattler, Goldsmith, Hobart Town; Soundrapovy, Acge
Jaffa, and sailed for Londonderry.
SCILLY, JUNE 21. Wind W.S.W.—Sid. Olindgh
Ceylon.
A id'
LLANMADOCK, NEAR SWANSEA, JUNE 22.---
board, with the name Ottawa painted on it, has bare
picked up in Rhosilly Bay. Several cocoa-nuts kiflo.
been seen floating about near the Helvvicks, and 5 c
have come on shore in the above bay. vito
FISHGUARD, JUNE 22.—The John Guise, Glitsg°
Newport, struck on the lower ledge in AberithY Id3(0
yesterday and filled; crew saved, but vessel expecte
become a wreck.
rs. of
PETERHEAD, JUNE 22.—The William Sens' ;di
Portman, Isle of Mann, Arklow to Neweastlf, w-

copper ore, has put in here leaky.
BRIDLINGTON, JUNE 22.—Wind W. by N., strouteoff
The Sylbanus, of and from Shields, ran on a recd till
Flamborough Head, last night, and has become 6"-
wreck—crew and part of stores saved.
NEWPORT.—Sid. Cumberland Lass, Quebec ;
gress, City Point.
DUBLIN, JUNE 22.—Arrd. Merry Jane, Triniclacl'Afro.
QUEENSTOWN, JUNE 21 and 22. Wind 1
Victoria, Avery, St. John's, Newfoundland. Off r"
James Hunt, Antigua.
CLYDE, JUNE 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Coax g;.
Thompson, Sdatanzis ; Perseverance, Cromwell
s;
John's, New Brunswick ; Renfrewahire, ("4/1
Vestal, Newfoundland. Sld. Grace Darling,
Francisco.
MO'
WATERFORD, JI7NE 22.—Wind
Undine, Stribley, New York. Sld. Black NY
Quebec ; Ezabeth, ditto. 61,
LONDONDEIiRRY.—SII Julia Hey n, New-fork ; Bel'S
New York.