The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-08 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of the
lit, the discussion on the emission of 6,000,000
francs of renter, for the payment of the indemnity
due to Austria, was commenced without any incident
worthy of notice, except that the orators of all parties,
although in some cases hostile to Ministers in the de-
tails of the measure, generally concurred in the prin-
ciple. Before the adjournment of the discussion, the
Minister of Agriculture announced that the reform of
the customs duties was under consideration, and that
a Bill for the reform of the maritime financial laws
would be presented before the end of the week.

The Concordia of Turin of the 2d states from
Rome that the Government has directed that no more
passports shall be delivered to Roman subjects for
foreign parts.
The Messaggero of Modena states that Sig. CAM..
PELLO, late Minister of 'War under the Roman Re-
public, has been set at liberty at Ancona, and fur•.
nished with a French passport.
The Nazionale of Florence of the 29th mentions
the names of ten booksellers who were searched by
the police the day before. Several bundles of old
Florence newspapers, and some pamphlets of Mez-
ZINI and other democratic writers were seized.

NATIONAL PENNY SUBSCRIPTION FUND,
FOR THE POOR MAN'S MONUMENT TO
TILE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART., M.P.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS.

Committee Rooms, Belvidere Hotel,
Pentonville, London, July 8, 1850.

SlR,—The committee for the above object being
anxious to take as li+tle as possible (;f any) from the
amount to be raised by the penny subscririon, make
this appeal to the whole of the newspaper press of Lon-
don sni the United Kingdom, that such proprietors of
newspapers as will insert their advertisements free
(except duty paid) will be p!ettie i to notify the same to
the Honourary Secretary at the Committee-rooms as
above. The committee wish to preserve a file of every
newspaper giving tf_em their assistance, and therefore
every proprietor doing so is requested to furnish to
the committee his paps from the time of such notifica-
tion np to the Ist of January, 1851, which par rs will
be paid for. As it is presutnt d this acquiescence will be
with the wish and disposition to forward the great and
national object in view, the proprietors will have it in
their option to insert the advertisements at full length,
or to use their best discretion to curtail them, as may
suit their own want of apace and the circumstances of
their locality; hut the committee desire to impress that
a due regard be paid to give every publicity to their
proceedings, which, with respect to the confidence and
good faith they are determined to keep with the public
at large, must be the primary consideration.
Yours faithfully,
JOHN DOWNES, Hon. Sec.

I beg to add that Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Lord
John Russell, M.P., Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Sir
James Graham, Bart, M.P., Viscount Hardinge, and
the Right Honourable Mr. Gladstone, M.P., have written
me the most handsome letters, agreeing to be the
trustees of the fund at the Bank of England, and that
we are organising mlchinery to extend to the whole
nation. A public meeting is fixed for six o'clock on
Friday in the large racket-ground adjoining the Bel-
videre, at which Mr. Hume will preside.

CONSECRATION OF ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH, BETH-
NAL-GREEN (Tim DAY).—It having become generally
known that the consecration of the above church, which is
the last of the ten new churches in Bethnal-green, was to
take place this morning., a large number of ladies and gentle-
men attended to witness the interesting ceremony. The
Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London arrived shortly
before eleven o'clock, accompanied by his chaplain, and the
impressive ceremony usual upon these occasions was pro-
ceeded with, his Lordship preaching the sermon. The
whole cost of consecrating the church had been defrayed by
the munificence of an anonymous friend of the fund.
DINNER TO LORD PALMERSTON.—The Reform
Club banquet to Lord Palmerston will be held on Saturday
next. Mr. Bernal Osborne is to take the chair, and the
members of the Cabinet will be invited as guests. The num-
ber of the members of the club who desired to pay honour to
the Foreign Minister of England was so great, that it was
contemplated to give the dinner out of the club. A nume-
rously attended meeting of members was held yesterday, at
which the matter was discussed, and it was decided that the
banquet should be held within the club, and that the num-
ber of diners should be limited to 250. This arrangement
must necessarily exclude a large number of members anxious
to express their admiration of the private character of Lord
Palmerston and their confidence in his policy; but it has
been thought advisable to consult the wishes of those gentle-
men who originated the testimonial while the result of the
division was yet uncertain. If the intention of the banquet
were to celebrate the recent victory in the Legislature the
numbers might have been extended, and means taken to
admit all who desired to in in the triumph. The very
limit* ion enhances the compliment, and will show that the
support of Lord Palmerston's policy by the Reform Club is
not dependent on the chance of a majority in Parliament,
but that the Liberals of this country are with him at all
times Weekly C/uonicle.
WAR STEAMERS FOR THE SPANISH GOVERN-
MENT.—Messrs. Maudslav, Sons, and Field have contracted
to make four pair of engines of 500-horse power each pair,
for the Spanish Government, at an estimated cost of
200,00 W. for the whole. Messrs. John Penn and Son have
also contracted to make two pair of engines, of 350-horse
power each pair, and Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co.,
two pair of engines of 350-horse power each pair for the
same Government. Messrs. Wigram are building a war
steamer, and Mr. Green, at Blackwell, another of a similar
class, to be fitted with their engines in this country. The
other steamers fur the 500-horse power engines are on• the
stocks in Spain, and will soon be ready for their reception.
The Government of Spain are at the present time greatly
increasing the royal navy of that country.
THE WRECK OF THE ORION.--TORTPATRICK,
FRIDAY.—On Wednesday night the wind blew a heavy
gale, and yesterday about noon the Orion began to break up.
Large pieces of her deck and the woodwork of the cabins
floated away from the wreck, and both masts fell overboard.
There is now no vestige of the vessel above the water. The
body of Captain M'Neill was found on Wednesday floating
near to the wreck. It had been brought to the surface by
the ground swell. The Enf,lish divers who were at the
time on the hill immediately above the wreck observed it,
when they manned a boat and picked up the body. There
was found upon the body a purse containing .23/. in geld
and 14s in silver, a gold locket, a knife (with "A. *'Neil"
engraved upon it), and a button honk. All hopes of raising
the Orion are now at an end. and Captain Douglas has re-
turned to Glasgow to countermand all further preparations
for that purpose. The three Government steamers still re-
main in Portpatrick Bay, but owing to the severity of the
weather they have remained inactive. When the sea be-
comes calm the divers will resume eperations ; and as, from
the breaking up of the deck, there will now be easy cess
to the interior of the vessel, should she remain together, it
is expected that a great amoulit of property will be saved.
The parties in custody, the captain and second rage, were
liberated 933 bail 913 §atuiday

MONEI and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CI 7 0 O'CLOCK.

The sales of CoVon at Liverpool on Saturday were
°shunted at 12,000 bales, of which 3,000 American,
1,500 Egyptian, anti 800 Surat were on specula-
tion. Extreme rates r.ere übtaiLed, and the market
closed with an upward tendency. The sales comprised
8,000 Atm-ric in, 200 Pernam and Maranf am at 7-d to
B'd,4 100 Bahia at 71. l to lid, 2,000 Egyptian at 71d to
9id, 1,500 Surat at 41d to 54d, and 150 Sea Island at
Is Id to is 6id per lb.—Railway shares were dull, and
prices tending downwards.
The Corn Market is firmer, and owing to the
limited arrivals of English, and the report that the
storms have laid a good deal, wheat is 2s. dearer. The
foreign supplies are good.
The amount of bills drawn by the Honourable the
East India Company, from the 27th of June to the 6th
of July, 1850, was as under :
Rate of Exchange. Amount.
On Bengal ... 2s. Od. per rupee £15,938 0 0
On Madras ... 2s. Oil. per rupee 4,043 7 0-
On Bombay... 2s. Old. per rupee 822 12 4

Total £20,803 19 4

The Hamburgh trail of Friday last quotes the ex-
change on London 13 7i, being a better. Not much was
doing in bills.
Late accounts from St. Petersburgh notice large salts
of grain.
The steamer from America brings advices which are
rather interesting, as showing more clearly the proba-
bility of a consitierale amount of specie coming to
England, perhaps four or five millions of dollars.
The American papers contain accounts from Buenos
Ayres, uuder date of April 27. The Argentine Packet
states—

" The negotiations now going on between the Argen-
tine Government and the Plenipotentiary t f France, are
conducted with all becoming reserve. Nothing, conse-
quently, has transpired to enable us to form any idea of
the progress made. Meanwhile several vessels have ar-
rived at Monte Video, with part of the troops placed at
the disposal of Admiral li?redour, to secure the obedi-
ence ot his refractory countrymen. Whether, on the
arrival of the whole, the Admiral will at once pro-
ceed to disarm the foreign garrison, is yet a matter of
speculation."
The Packet of the 27th says:—
" Our great diplomatic mystery has not yet been un-
veiled. Whatever quid nuncs and speculators may say
to tho contrary, nothing has or zed out that can afford
any clue for the formation of a correct opinion as to the
actual state or prospects of the negotiation."
On other matters, the Packet of the 20th gives the
following:—
"Accounts continue to be received of irruptions of the
Rio Grande banditti into the Oriental territory, and of
the chastisements uniformly inflicted upon them.
The new President of that province has issued a pro•
clams ion, which, if honestly acted upon, will, no doubt,
have the effect of precluding the necessity ot the allied
forces departing from the considerate line of conduct
they have hitherto so forbearingly pursued. At ali
events, we hope not to see General Caldwell, the new
Commander-in-Yhief. re-enact the farce performed by
his predecessor, General Arruda, of arresting the Baron
de Jacahy, and than allowing his rescue by a handful
his partisans, in the very centre of the province. The
brigands have taken the rather whimsical appellation of
' Californians.' " _ _

A special meeting will be held at Derby on the 19th
instant, "to consider the expediency of entering into
certain arrangements with the holders of the 501. shares
in the Midland C.,incany, for an alteration of the con
ditions, rights, and privileges attaching to such shares.
and the preferential dividends payable thereon; and of
taking such steps as may be thought fit by the said
me•etng connected with any proposals which may be
then made with relation to such shares, and for carrying
into I ffect any arrangements which may be approved by
the said meeting relative thereto."
Copy of a proposition (which has been made by cer-
tain of the holders of the 501. shares) to be submitted to
the meeting:—
" That the 5 per cent. dividend on the 351. already
called on the 50/. shares shall cease to be pay able after
the a Ist December, 1850.
" Tbat 331. 6s Bd, (part of such 35/.) shall be conso-
lidated into and receive dividend rateably with the
general capital stock of the company, from the Ist
January. 1851, the company guaranteeing henceforth a
divi tend of 4i per cent. on any future calls that may be
made on the 50/. shares (beyond the call now due). and
elsa on 1/. 13s. 4d. per share, part of the 35/. already
called up.
"That an Act of Parliament shall be applied for to
sanction the arrangement."
The following note dated Ist inst., has been received
from the Secretary of the York and North Midland line:
—" I beg to advise you, fur the information of the mem-
bers of the Stock Exchange, that the transfer-books of
the ' Hull and Selby Purchase or Preference Shares' of
this company will be closed from Thursday, the 11th
instant, to Thursday, the 23d instant, both days inclusive,
for the purpose of making up the dividends on these
shares, and which dividend will he payable at the rate
of 6s. per share (less income-tax) on the 25th inst."
The English Funds opened this morning much the
same as they closed on Saturday, and the speculation
for a rise is a little checked by the realisation of profit.,
although the foreign nee s continues favourable, the
Danish dispute being arranged, and the anticipation of
the French budget being more satisfactory. Consols.
have realised 96 The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. are 98i to 99, and the Three per Cents. 97+
to 97g. Bank Stuck is firm at 211. Exchequer bills
have been marked 675. to 70s. premium.

The Foreign Stocks are not so animated. In the
Peninsular Bonds there has been no transactions.
Mexican are quiet at 30, and,Grenada Bonds have ranged
from lBi to 18+. Peruvian are steady at 82i for the
Active, and at 36 to 36+ for the Deterred. Buenos
Ayres Stuck has been at 58i to 59k. The French Five
per Cents. have been quoted 95 12i, with the exchange
at 25 60 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have rea-
lised 56+ to 57i.
Railway Shares are much the same, and with rather
less doing.
QUARTER TO THREE.

Consols •. •• •••
Ditto Account ••• •••

•••
... 96i 7 ex. d.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
-..hu,.. ztocs: ..
3 r, t.eto.. .Kedueed Arne
3 ,e; Cent. Consols Annuities........ 963474 x d 96% x d
N+w 314 per Cent. Ann 5...,............ 963,4 99 98% 99
i.ong Anus. to expire J att.lB6o 8 5-16 8 5-16
:a ti, Bonds, 1,000/, —

... _ „
Ditto under 1,000,........- ..... .... 87 90 p 90 p
=3onsuls for Account ..... ... 96%8% 97
.AO: miner Bills. 11,4 ii. dr 2d
1,0001. June 67 70 p 70 p
Small, June 67 70 p 70 p
500/. June
ONE CLO3,ING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Auenos Ayres Bonds, 6 ner Cent.... -
Ditto, Account
Danish Bonds, 1823,3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Grenada Bowls, 1% per Cent 1841% 181/9
Ste. scan, a per Cent,. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... .....
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent—
Ditto, Account ..... .. ..... -
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese a per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Bpaniatt 5 per Cent. 1840
. _

34
173/4

Dividends on the above payable in Londor,

French Rentes, 5 per Cent 9sf. 121/2c 95f. 121/2c
Exchange
4,utcu V,., per Cent., 12 Guild. 5714 563 5714 57U x d
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates BBA% 881 h
PRICES OF PAID. 11USINEtiti LONE CLth-IN.
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
...Per& 50 9 !4 . , 914

-... , -am
Do. Preference B/
02 dis .- 17/4 dl3.
Birmingham and Ox
ford Janet., calls duly
pa id, or with a guaran. 20
iucamghamshire ...... 17%
Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Clarence
oublm and Belfast June. 42 'Ai ......
v.astern Counties.— 2O .._
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... %IA p..... l/s p
Eao Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent. .. ......... 25
Edinourgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 2434 ..
.rest Northern
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12%
rear South. and W eat- _

(Ireland) -
Ditto, Eighths ll4 l% l%
:great W etlterll 100
Ditto, New 171....... 15 ... _. 73/ 7%
Hull and beiby .. ...... 50 ...... • ...
Lancashire& Yorkshire 11)0
Do. Fifths— ....... .... 11% 2
Leeds and Bradford hi/ - 93',4 I/i ...
I,,ndon, Brighton, and
South Coast... .....100 ...... 83%
)o. Guarani. 6 per et.. 9 ...... 11%
Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50
Ditto ditto.-- 1862 50 ..... 591,4 59 Lii
L0,,....ii.and .i,,.. Wosiera 100 109% % 109;,
Ditto, New Quarters 12
Ditto,FiWi4 l2 ..... 13 ............,... 13
London ...• .7.. ik,stsrn —IVO ....,. 5i 561,$ 57..... 57
Do., New Prefezeme b
alailcathi,&..l3uxtot,,and _ . .

,
at . 001... - 1
Midland lOO ...... 35 '4l/A ...... 3438
?.;;s:., 501. BhAre•
Do. Consolid.l3ristol &
Binning., 6 per et....i 00 ...... 123 ..............123
North iirittsb _ .... -. 25 .
:.eading, Guildford, 411 d
Reigate 2O ~... ... ...... ...... 15%
-Ft yatou and Hitchin
8 tifewsbury & t heater
(Nor. W. min.)
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10
1'...-.uti, Ercita - ''''' - •••
,
Do., Registered No. 43
So Ith A ales
Wear Valiey.t; per Cent.
-
Guaranteed ...
26%
ioDris.o•
tiedwo.ettay,ied,o.bu.l.; 25 . ..... 25;za •••
BF' ' ,k.. _25 -._ -

Jarwica. .... ... ........
up Newcastle Exton. 20 ....•••• 93A %.„ „...... 9%
1 ork and North Midland si) ...... 18A314••• ••••• •• 15,4
o (..tif..61(.4N RAD, vt- ..t t .
Boulogne and Amiens... z 0 ...... VII -; 7%
Lentrat of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)... 20
East Indian ............... 7
L ixembourg
Ditto .......... lO
254 ..... ...... ... 2%
North rn of France ...... 16
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 •••••• 23/478 •• • • ... .. 2%
Paris and Strasbourg ... 13
Rouen and liana
Tours 11114 nillte 11 ..... •is 14 ~,,,,, 2;i , ..... :, 27i
tit.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JULY S.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze and
cloudy.
DUBLIN, JULY 6.—A box about two feet squares
tracked M. W., containing cotton handkerchiefs, was
lick.d up 19th April off Courseille.
QUEENSTOWN, JULY s.—Some pieces of wreck and a
large quantity of plank, apparently the whole cargo of
a %essi 1, were passed 24th March off Staten bland.
FALMOUTH, JULY 7.—Arrd. Crane packet, Brazils.
Off port, Hercules.
MUMBLES ROADS.—Arrd. Ann Smith, Hogg, Ade.
laide, South Australia; Gratitude, Smith, ditto.
ABERYSTWITH, JULY 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Eliza-
beth, Clayton, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 7.—Arrd. Canada steamer, Boston;
left 26th, and Halifax, 27th June.
CLYDE, JULY 6.—Wind W.—Arrd. Eleanor, Groves,
Mauritius; Perthshire, Kid, St. John's, New Brunswick;
John her, Morrison, ditto; Anna and Isabella, Allan,
Birbadoes; Southampton, Flint, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick. Ski. Alexander, Boston, United States; Amelia
Hill, Montreal; Fingalton, Qttebn; Renfrewshire, ditto;
Sir Charles Napier, ditto.
DUBLIN, JULY 6.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Caroline,
Ch', no, Barbadoes.
QUEENSTOWN, JULY 6.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arrd.
Monarch, Stephens, Callao; Freedom, Knox, Nice;
Albion, Dale, Sr. John's, New Brunswick, and sailed for
Dublin; Amherst, Miller, Rio Grange; Ids, Mtlotosb.
Callao, for Liverpool; Rolla, Rattray, St. John's, NeW'
loundland.
Orr SClLLY.—Laurent, Havannah; 28th, Weellert
R. Junes, New York, for Elsinore; 29th, Courirey.
Bahia, for Gotfrenburg.
KILRUSH, JULY 6.—Wind W.—Arrd. Jessie, Quebec;
Ellen Fuwstal, St. John's, New Brunswick.
BELFAST, JULY 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Coriolanust
QueLec.i.
STROMNESS, JULY 3.—Wind S.E.—Sid. Prince of
Wales, Herd, Hudson's Bay.
DUNDEE, JULY s.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Csiro
Miramichi.
HULL, JULY 6.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd Worcester,
DEAL, JULY 6.—Wind N.W. to S.S.W. and S.—Arrd'
Hyderabad, Castles, Singapore; Rosa, Bienvenue, Mate
citing. Arrd. from the River British Tar, POI
Natal." Arrd. ;from the River and sailed Godefroy.
Adelaide, S. A. &c. Sailed, the whole of the outward
bound except the Marion for Maulmein.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 6.—vl ind S.—Arrd. NancY
Dawson, Hall, Behring's Straits.
Cowls, JULY 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Chieftain,
Edward, Canton. Sailed, Evan Dumas, Hamburgki
Jaburg, Buenos Ayres.