The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-17 00:00:00

FRIDAY' EVENING, MAY 17,

ing all the documents of the voluminous collection of
papers which he held in his hand, hef,re enteriecr
upon a deb...te. Ewe tee., e. tV ap
preciate and judge the acts and i❑tentions of the Go-
vernment.--(Yes yes!) The papers were ordered
for printing, on the vote of the Assembly to this
effect. The explanations of the Minister were
followed by much agitation, and the sitting was sus-
pended.
The Ministry still pursue their provocative mea-
sures, their almost avowed object being to drive the
people into an inmate in order to give General Cilais-
GARNIER an opportunity of indulging in his repeat-
edly expressed wish of bombarding Paris, for which
purpose he has caused a store of shells to be col-
lected
at Vincennes, with which he proposes to ut-
terly destroy the Faubourg St. Antoine with all its
inhabitants the instant the breaking out of an entente
shall afford him the opportunity.
In reference to the unceasing attempts made by the
reactionaries to excite the people to an outbreak, the
National justly observes._
"No one can have failed to remark the exaggerated
rumours, the presages of imminent troubles, that are
spread about by the counter-revolutionary organs.
Their object, it is plain, is to excite alarm and agitation,
to set the interests of one class against the passions of
another, to spread trouble and fament fear. The au-
thors of such tactics will only bring shame on their
own heads. Their manoeuvres are seen through. They
will neither provoke the populace to disturbance nor
frighten the middle classes, and will only call down the
energetic reprobation of everybody."
As a specimen of the manner in which the reac-
tionary journals endeavour to spread alarm among all
classes of society, and to excite to civil war, we ex-
tract the following from the Ordre
" It is notorious that we are in presence of the enemy,
that perhaps to-morrow we shall have to defend society
against the hordes of June—that the province. are me-
naced with a Jacquerie, and Paris with a 93. What
would we not do to give peace to our country—but peace
is neither in the hearts or in the acts. Danger is ad-
vancing and pressing upon us. A cry of alarm resounds
through all France. Yet is the struggle inevitable? No,
we yet count on the prudence of good people to avert it.
But we declare aloud, in presence of passions that dis-
tort rights and facts, the majority ought not to shrink,
the powers of the state ought not to tremble before the
factious, the law must not stand disarmed iu presence of
revolt."
The following letter has been sent to the journals
by Colonel LABORDE, on the subject of the alleged
negotiations between the PRESIDENT of the Republic
and the I3ourbon3 :
" You have thought it your duty to publish, with an
intention which I will not judge of, a letter from MM.
Adam, Aubert, and Bouillon, in which those gentlemen
attribute to me a conversation the details of which are
inexact. I did not affirm that M. Berryer, having
spoken to me about a month since, recommended me to
tell the President of the Republic that it was time for
him to came to an understanding with the Bourbons,
who would secure him a suitable position. That remark
was made by M. Larochejaquelin, in a simple con►ersa-
tion, and not in the form of a proposition; I might have
repeated it to those gentlemen while chatti❑g with them,
but without attaching more importance to the subject
than did M. Larochejaquelin himself. As to the alle-
gation that there was added to the above remark that
if the President did not make haste, and treat before
two months, he would be lost, and have no longer any-
thing to hope for,' it is a pure invention, as I said nothing
of the sort. I also affirm that it is false that I said to
one of those gentlemen that I had mentioned the con-
versation to the Prince. I merely said that I had told
it to one of the friends of the President, a Member of
the National Assembly, but still without attaching any
importance to it. This, sir, is all the truth; the public
will judge whether a fact of this nature merits the pub-
licity which you hare given to it, and whether it has the
political bearing you attribute to it."
This letter, it is clear, is completely confirmatory
of the important fact that there have been offers made
to the PRESIDENT of the Republic to turn traitor.

The following proposition on the responsibility of
Ministers has been presented to the Assembly by
MM. CUNIN GRIDAINE, DE LAROCHETTE, and DE
LABOULIE

" A Commission cf. fifteen Members shall be ap•
pointed by the Legislative Assembly, in the usual form,
to prepare an organic law on the responsibility of Mi.
nisters and of the other agents of the Executive Go.
vernment."

The following, from the Constitutionnel, announces
the termination of the strike at Creuzot, and restora-
tion of tranquillity :
" The Government yesterday received the following
telegraphic dispatch :
" DIJON, MAY 14, EIGHT P.M.
" CREIJZOT, MAY 14, ELEVEN A.M.
" The troops last evening and this morning occupied
the Creuzot militarily, without the slightest resistance.
Everything was confined to threats. Eight of the prin-
cipal ringleaders have been arrested to-day, and are
about being sent to Autun. No collision appears to be
now feared. The strike still exists among the miners.
The forges continue at work. The other coal districts
are tranquil. The coals from Montchanin arrive without
obstacle.

" A second dispatch, some hours later than the above
announces that the effervescence is completely calmed in
all the district, and that the strike has ceased. We may
add that the arrest of the ringleaders took place without
any collision, by the gendarmes,
,supported by the in-
fantry."
MM. PHILIPPE and SUIVEAU, sentenced to trans-
portation for having aided the insurgents of Rouen in
April, 1848, effected their escape from the prison of
Alen con on the 11th inst.
The Fire per Cents. opened yesterday at 88f. 20c.,
and rose to 881. 40c. It was shortly afterwards
announced that the Minister for Foreign Affairs had
declared in the Legislative Assembly that M. Drouyn
de Lhuys had been withdrawn from London. A
general rush was then made to sell stock, and the
Five per Cents. fell to 87f. 40c , and closed at 87f.
55c. They were done afterwards in the Coulisse at
86f. 70c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 54f. 40c.;
Orleans Railroad Shares, 7001. ; Rouen, 500 f. ;
Havre, 2051. ; Great Northern, 408 f. 75c. ; Avignon,
167 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 320 f. ; Basle, 1021. 50c.; Bor-
deaux, 385 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 3201. ; Tours and
Nantes, 213 f. 75c,
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAY 16.
Boulogne and Amiens, 6—Central of France (Orleans and
Vierzon), 1246—East Indian, s,„i—Namur and Liege,
Paris and Roues), 20.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Monsieur Eugene
Scribe, the celebrated dramatic author, arrived in London
yesterday. The object of his present visit is for the purpose
of superintending his forthcoming opera of The Tempest.
M. Saint Amant, the celebrated chess-player, has
just arrived in London. M. Saint Amant was Governor
of the Palais des Tuileries during the revolution of 1848.
ALARMING FIRE IN THE ClTY.—This morning,
about half-past four o'clock, the City police-constable of
Wood-street was passing the warehouse of Foster ansl Co.,
Hart-street, Wood-street, when he noticed an unusual light
in the lower part of the house. The inmates and neighbours
were soon aroused, and no time was lost in sending for the
engines and foremen, who speedily attended from Watling-
street, Whitecross-street, Farringdon-street, and other sta-
tions. The flames were soon arrested in their progress, but
the entire stock of the shop was destroyed and the building
damaged. The firm is believed to be insured; as to the
origin of the fire nothing was known.
Indolent people easily become sly and shifting ;
their natural gentleness serves to hide even a fit of rage; for
it is by our habitual manner that an accidental change of
feeling may be best concealed. —Eliza Cook's JournaL
THE LATE MARQUIS WELLESLEY.—IIis Grace
Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington has been, for the last
few days, engaged in the graceful task of superintending the
erection of a monumental tablet at Eton College, to his gifted
brother the late Marquis Wellesley, in pursuance of the wish
expressed by that distinguished pupil of King Henry's noble
foundation.
General Sir Peregrine and Lady Maitland, accom-
panied by Lady F. Kerr and family, were amongst the
numerous passengers who arrived yesterday morning by the
Antwerpen steam-packet, Captain Jackson.
EMIGRATION PROM THE UNITED KINGDOM:—
Yesterday the tenth general report of the Colonial
Land and Emigration Commissioners was printed, giving
46,
emigrants amounted
a o
some interesting information connected with emigration from
the United Kingdom. The emigration from the United
Kingdom during the ten years ending the 31st of December,
yBesa6r.'392Dup
During the
years 1847 and 1848 giving an average of
85,63918
the number of emigrants was 258,270 and 248,088 respec-
tively, being nearly double the largest number that had
emigrated in any previous year. During the year 1849 the
emigration had reached the unprecedented number of 299,498
persons, of which number the 260,817 proceeded to North
America, 219,450 went to the United States, and 41,367 to
British North America. The Commissioners estimate that in
1849, exclusive of cabin passengers, 1,743,5004 was ex-
pended on emigration, of which only 228,3001. was paid out
of the public funds, leaving more than 1,500,0001. as the pro-
bable amount provided out of private or parochial funds.
ERRATUM.—In the article on " The Shrievalty of
London," which appeared in our paper of yesterday, the
three lines at the bottom should have read thus :—" We are
afraid the corporation will preserve the shadow, but lose the
substance, by neglecting reasonable reform' in these and other
respects."

EXCREQUER.—An official return has just been
issued, in pursuance to an order of the House of Commons,
of all moneys received during the year ending sth April,
1850, to the account of her Majesty's Exchequer, at the
Bank of England and of Ireland, under the respective
heads of public revenue. amounting in the whole to
62,952,526 Z Its. hd. The balance remaining at the
Bank of England on the day on which the return was pre-
pared, was—Balance of income, 7,707,969/. 15s. 2d.;
balance of credits, 747,6341. 9s. 2d. ; total, 8,455,004/. 4s. 4d.
Balance at the Bank of Ireland, 1,124,9321. Os. 7icl.
COMMERCIAL FAILURE IN DUBLIN.—A long-esta-
blished firm in the corn trade in this city is mentioned as
having suspended payments. It is a house of great respec-
tability, but for some years past its transactions have been
upon a limited scale. This is almost the only stoppage of
any consequence for many months in Dublin, a proof that
public credit, during a period of unusual pressure and diffi-
culty, has been remarkably sound. There is much less
amount of commercial business than in former years, but
there is nothing in the way of mere speculation, and compa-
ratively few bills are protested. Indeed, the notaries have
had a very bad trede.
Innocence is a flower which withers when touched,
but blooms not again when watered by tears.—Eliza Cod's
Journal.

THE SWALLOWS.—In consequence of the great
severity of the weather during Sunday and Monday last,
dead swallows were picked up in immense numbers in the
neighbourhood of Congresbury and Banwell. We have been
informed by a correspondent that thousands were destroyed.
--Bristol Mirror.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
crTl-, T'i'n O'CLOCK.
'I Lie Cutcon 1,1-KkQl, at, Liveipoo:, y: ~,a•Jay, aai burn;
sales about 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were
taken on speculation. Railway shares were firm, and in
some instances higher quotations were realised.
The Corn market is firm again to-day.
The Colonial markets this week have not been gene-
rally animated, but a good brisk business has been done
in sugar. The Indigo sales went off very heavily yester-
day, and will not be resumed until Tuesday. The Wool
sales close this evening.
The Hamburgh mail brings the rate of exchange on
London steady at 13.9.
Some very curious results are shown in an analysis
of the railway returns just made to an order of the
House of Lords. Mr. Arthur Smith has performed the
task, and states in reference to the North-Western Com-
pany as follows:
"It appears that between the years 1824 and 1850
no less than 740 miles of railway were authorised to be
made by the amalgamated company, which possesses the
exclusise railroad communication between London, Bir-
mingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, and by branches
and extensions communicates with the various towns
and railways of the districts near which the
line passes. The company has also exer-
cised, by subscriptions, leases, and directorial
appointments, a powerful influence in the promotion of all
the railways running north of Liverpool and Manchester,
and west of Chester, as well as numerous other railway
companies, many of which, the Railway Commissioners
state, had a mere nominal separate existence. The
company are now the owners of some sixty miles of canal,
and are lessees, at guaranteed rents, of near three times
that extent. In fact, the acting directors of the various
lines now amalgamated (tor Mr. George Hudson was in
the direction of the Manchester and Birmingham sec-
tion), may be said to be the progenitors of that nume-
rous railway offspring which for a time overran the
country, and absorbed the wealth and industry of all
classes of society. Of the railways sanctioned (in which
the recent Huddersfield and Manchester, and Leeds
and Dewsbury are included), 478 miles appear to
be open for traffic, 49} miles to be in the course of
construction, and 218 miles not to be commenced,
of which sixty-eight miles have been abandoned by lapse
of time, and since partly adopted by other companies,
under the influence of subscriptions or other arrange-
I ments.
' It will be seen that the authorised capital- has been
differently stated in the various returns as well as the
the mileage. Some companies in their returns infer that
the second order made by the House of Lords applies to
both capital and loan; but in this instance there is no
explanation, the words of the return being ' Capital
authorised by Act of Parliament, 30,617,6201.' If
this is the amount of share capital only, the sum autho-
rised to be raised by debentures and loans is less than
6,700,000/. ; but if it refers to both capital and loan, the
money powers conferred by Parliament would be,
within a very small sum, exhausted ; but, in either
case, a vast sum appears to be illegally borrowed, the debt
appearing even in the account to 31st December,
1849, ac above ten millions. It appears, however, by the
previous returns, that 4,547,5001. of share capital is
authorised for subscription by the Acts of other com-
panies, and if that account be added to the share
capital authorised by the company's own acts, we find
the authorised share capital 29,948,1204 and if we add
to that amount 208,6534 subscribed for to the Caledonian
and Scottish Midland, for which no legal authority is
shown; 101,7321. subscribed to the Shropshire Union, for
which an Act is quoted, but the power to subscribe without
sanctioning money renders the authority nugatory, and
the 400,000/. in part subscribed, without legal authority,
to the East and West India Dock Railway, we find even
a greater amount of share capital necessary than that
stated. The extraordinary powers obtained by the di-
rectors in 1345 and 1846, and the two amalgamations,
require a complete investigation, since some deception
seems to have been passed oa the Legislature, and the
whole of these large sums have now either nominally or
really been expended; the former being near a million
sterling entitled to dividend."
Great agitation has been produced in the City by the
announcement that the French Ambassador has been
recalled from London, and the expected return of Lord
Normanby. Most impartial men, however, look upon
the whole affair as au unprincipled manesuvre on the
part of Louis Napoleon to court a little fleeting popula-
rity, and M. Thiers has credit, in company with the Le-
gitimatists, for having played this dangerous game.
Still there can be no serious apprehension, unless
the Russian and Bavarian Courts join with Republican
France in this matter. Consols from 96k 4 fell to 95}
and 95. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have been 96 to i. Bank Stock is at 206. Exchequer-
bills are 675. to 695. premium.
Foreign Stocks have suffered more or less with the
rest. Mexican have been 29i and since 31. Peruvian,
74} to 77. Spanish Three per Cents. 37 to f.
bhares have been all flatter.
QUARTER TO THREE.
... 95/
... 95/ i
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
•anS Stock
31 e Cent. Reduced Anna .....
3 per Cent. Consols A nnuities...
New 3,4 per Cent. Anne. 9614% 96 96%
India Stock — 266 ~i,
India Bonds, 1,0004
••• ' 90 p
Ditto under 1,0004 . . ... 90 p
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account ..... ... 95% % I/8% 95 95%
Exchequer Bills. I%cl. & 2cl
1,000/. June 67 69 p 69 p
Small. Jane 67 70 p 70 p
ONE CLOVN
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. G
liuenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent--
Ditto. Account
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto, Scrip 7l4p 7U p
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ....
Ditto, Account 2934 30% 30 301,E
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent 76% 75 75
Ditto, Account
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds r ..... ela ••• .... 107
Ditto, 414 par Cent
Ditto Scrip ~.. ......... —2% p
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 i ...........
Ditto, Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Beligan, 4% per Cent.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55%34% 55%
eXio Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates — 85
:`RILES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE,.,.
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calla duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20
buckingharc shire
Caledonian
Do. New 101. Pref...... - 10
Chester and Holyhead... 50
......
eastern Counties... -... 7% 7... ...... ...
Do., New Preference,
f er Cent lO ...... 11% ......... -....
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... 26.4 ...............
Great Northern
Do., 1/2 A Deferred ... 1214....._ 214)
Do., %B 6 per Cent... 91,4...... 4%.....
Do., 5 per,,Cent. Pref. 12%..•.•,
;rear touth. and West.
(Ireland) ... ............ 50 ..... 31 .. 31
... ••
Great Western 100
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ..„
Ditto, Half Shares
... 25 ..»..47 47
—. ..........
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire& 934 7 934 Yorkshire 100 ...... ' 34%
Do. Fifths... ........ .... •10 ...... .
dis.... .
.......... ....... ells.
and Bradford 6O
• !••.. .....
London and N Western 100 lO2 10114 lOl9 14
Ditto, New Quarters 12
Ditto, Fifth, l2 ..... 1114....
.. .... .....
... ... iii 4
London &S.Western
-11 v) ... 60 ......
Midland
234
Do., 501. Shares
..... 15 1
/8%3/4 4...... 1,,,
Do.l3irm., and Derby 110 ...... 14
Nniolk ..„...... ........... 100
Do. Extension ......... 20
/Vo-th British .. .... ... 25 - .
North Staffordshire ... 17-11 ....... ....
7% 7
Royston and Hitchin ... 4_
Do. Shepreth Exten . 54 •
34 •• •-••
Scottish Central
oath Kubsr,
Do., Registered No. 410
Berwick. .... ..
Do, Newcastle Exten. 20
Apr. G.N.E. Preference 8
York and Northillidland 50 ..
16 16% 15%
Oiti, Preference ...... 10
...
FOREIGN RALLWA Ya.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon.)... 20
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7
Rouen and Havre ...... 20
MIN ES.
Brazilian Imperial ...... 24% — ...
••
Do. St. John Del Rey 15
United Mexican 28% 614% 6%
JOINT STO Cg BAINKS.
British North American 50 -

Consols „, ~, „
Ditto, Account, June 12 ...

2434
16%
7%
5%
7

11%
2634
294
414
104

17,
7i
7

3%
1314
13'4
4V

127
77
I!,i
16
7%
5%

1114
21,4
VA

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 17.—Wind at noon W.N.W. to N.W.,
light breeze and dull cloudy weather.
BRISTOL, MAY 16. Wind N.W.—Arrd. Union, Reed,
Mauritius.
BEAIIMARIS„ MAY 16.—A boat, marked " Sluice, of
Chester." has been picked up at sea; also 40 deal planks;
and at Bull Bay a bulk of timber has been landed.
WELLS, MAY 16.—The Alfred, of this port, from
Middlehburgh, struck on the sand in entering this port
last night, drifted to the main, and it is expected has da-
maged her bottom; she must remain until the next tide.
CIIRISTIANBAND, MAY 7.—The Isabella and Margaret.
of Dundee, Odense to England, got aground on the Belt,
came off leaky, and put into Kleven to discharge.
CADIZ, MAY B.—The Horatio. Salonica to Belfast,
foundered 6th instant off Cape St. Mary's; crew saved,
and arrived here.
DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind N.E. to E.N.E.—Arrd. from
the River and sld. Doves, Cape of Good Hope.
rENZANCE, MAY 15.—Wind N.N.E. —81 d. Mecca,
New York.
NLWPORT, MAT li. Wind N.E.—Sld. Ann, Wil.
mine ton.
SWANSEA, MAY 16. Wind N.N.W.—SId. Edward
Robinson, Cuba; Pearl, Cuba; Balgoanie, Coquimbo.
BELFAST, MAY 15.—Sld. Arabian. New York.
CLYDE, MAY 15.—Sld. Urgent, Batavia and Sings-
pore; Benares, Bombay; Lord Montgomerie, Demerara;
Martha's Vineyard, New York.