The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-25 00:00:00

FOREIG

Austrian. 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cer,t —
Chilian, 6 per Cent
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93
amish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent —
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1831 —
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent —
SH
Birmingham and Derby (F
Ditto Thirds (25 paid)
• ,eh,

Ditto Eighths (11. 10i. paid) 43C
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) 7
Eastern Counties (21 paid) ... ...... ....—...
Ditto Registered (816 s Bd. paid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)
Gravesend. Rochester, and Chatham (2% paid) 2
Great North of England (100 paid) - 1063
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Lancaster and Carlisle ( 5 paid).... ........
Lon ion and Brighton (50 paid) .... .....•..
....
London and Birmingham (Stock). —
Ditto New Quarters ( .2 paid) ...........
Ditto New Thirds (4 paid) 4O.
London and Guildford Junction ( 5 paid) ... .
London and South Western (41/. 6s. 10d. 'midi —
Ditto Eighths (15s. rid)
London and Croydon Trunk)
Menchtster and Birmingham ..6%
Midland Counties (100 paid)..—.....
Ditto Quarter Shires (15 paid) 223(
Northern and Eastern (4, paid) ..... ...... . ........ ... ..•.Ditto Quarter !thares (12%-paid) 16%
North Midland (100 paid)
Ditto. Half Shares (40 paid) " 45
29
Di to Thirds (ell. 1:15.48.) .:
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) - - Ft: X
Rouen and Havre ( M paid) - 15
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 3li
Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 36
York and North Midland (50 paid) .
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)
York and Scarborough Branch (1 paid)

THE THREE-AND-A-.HALF PER

CENTS.

Some degree of interest has been felt- in the City to-
day, to learn the result of the entries in- the Bankbooks
for the carrying out of the plan, or otherwise, of the re-
duction of the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. We are en-
abled to state with the utmost confidence that the dis-
sents are few, and for insignificant amounts; and that
the assents, as respects the rhree-and-a-Half per Cents.
of 1818, comprise the larger proportion of the holders of
the stock just named, both, of course, having reference
to those national creditors who are resident in the
United Kingdom. •As officially the positive amount of
dissents cannot be communicated except to the Trea-
sury, still there are one or two statements in- circula-
tion upon this really interesting and national subject.
If the information received from one party be correct,
but ten or eleven holders have dissented; who have stock
in their names to a sum not equal to 40,000/. 'The assents,
as respects the Three-and-a-Half per Cents., have been
given in very freely today, and there will not be the
least diffieulty in providing for those:who have neglected
to protect their own interests; -for by the negligence
they will receive -in October next but- 1001. per cent.,
whereas the New Three-and-s-Quarter may be quoted
as worth at least 2 per cent. more. But a month, or
nearly, still must elapse for holders out of Europe, to
dissent or assent (as to the stock of 1818); yet, how-
ever, the Chancellor is held to have- eminently suc-
ceeded. The next, and we believe, the most accurate
assertion is, that out of holders of the Three-and-a-
Half per Cents..of 1818 (the stock being calculated at
about 10,000,0001.), full 7,000,0001. ,of: acceptors of the
terms have inscribed their names. Then, as to the dis-
sents to the other Three- and-a-Half per Cents., they do
not exceed 150,0001.—Observer.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PARMA.

MENT. -
FRIDAY, MARCH 22,
Eastern Union Railway—Read a second time and committed,
and referred to the Committee of Selection. -

Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and Tyne
Bridge Bill—Read a second time and committed, and referred
to the Committee of Selection.

Pontop and South Shields Railway Bill—Read.a second
time and committed, and referred to the Committee of Se-
lection.

North Wales Mineral Railway—Report from. Select Com-
mittee on Standing Orders (21st March) read; Bill ordered
to be brought in by Mr. Mainwaring and Mr. Bagot.
North Wales Mineral Railway Bill—" For making a Rail-
way from the river Dee, in the county
.of Chester, to Wrex-
ham, in the county of Denbigh, with a Branch-Railway from
Wrexham to the Mineral Fields in the township of Brytabo,
in the parish of Wrexham, to be called The _North. Wales
Mineral Railway,' " presented and read a first time.
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway Bill—Read a
second time and committed, and referred to the Committee
of Selection.

Whitehaven and Maryport Railway—Petition for addi-
tional provision reported. Instruction to the Committee on
the Bill—That they hare power to make provision therein,
pursuant to the,prayer of the said petition.
Leeds and Selby Railway Purchase (No. 2) Bill—Petition
of the Mill and Selby Railway Committee against; referred
to the Committee•onthe Bill ; Counsel ordered.

South-Eastern Railway Bill—Read a second time and com-
mitted, and referred to the Committee of Selection.

NEW REGULATION IN GRANTING SUMMONSES.—
On Friday morning Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate at Bow-
street, issued an order that all complaints for a summons
which shall in future be made at the police-ceUrt, should be
sworn on oath by the parties. This is in accordance-with
the opinion of Mr. Justice Patteson, lately expressed in the
Court of Queen's Bench. Up to the present time the sum-
monses have been granted on the mere statements of the
parties.
DEPUTATION TO THE HOME-OFFICE.—OU Friday
a deputation of manufacturers extensively engaged in the
cotton trade, consisting of Messrs. Thomas Ashton of Hyde,
Henry Ashton of Turton, John Whittaker and George
Higinbottotn of Ashton-under-Lyne, William Taylor of
Preston, James Burton and Joseph Aingworth of Bolti,n,
James Pilkington and Robert Hopwood of Blackburn, had
an audience with Sir James Graham, Bart., on the factory
question.
It is understood that one of the Admiralty steam-
packets is ordered to be in readiness on Wednesday or Thursday
next, to convey his Royal Highness Prince Albert and suite to the
Continent, on-a visit of condolence, it is understood, to their High.
nesses the reigning Duke and Duchess and Duchess Dowager of
Saxe-Coburg Gotha. His Roy.tl Highness has not visited Ger-
many since his marriage with the Sovereign, in February, 1840;
and his absence on the present occasion is not expected to exceed
a fortnight or three weeks, during which period the Court is ex-
pected to remain in town.

PORT or LONDON.—Captain Fisher, R.N., the
principal harbour-master, a few days ago received orders
from the Lord ?savor for the removal of the Atlas and Reso-
lution wrecks, which had been sunk in the lower part of
Gravesend Reach, and form dangerous obstructions to the
navigation of the river. He has received instructions to adopt
any means of accomplishing the object, either by blowing
up with gunpowder or by loughing, he may consider most
advisable, and he is now engaged in making • the, necessary
preparations.
FREDERICK THE GREAT'S ANTIPHLOGISTIC RE-
GlMEN.—Zirnmennan, in his narratives of his interviews.with
Frederick the Great, of Prussia, says, " To-day the King
had taken a great quantity of soup made as usual of the
strongest gravy drawn from the most healing things. With
this portion he mixed a large table-spoonful of pounded
mace and pounded ginger. He then eat a large slice
of beef stewed in brandy. This he followed up by
a copious allowance of an Italian dish, composed
half of maize-flower and half of Parmesan cheese ; to
this is added the juice of garlic, and the whole is fried in
butter till it acquires a crust as thick as one's finger. This
favourite dish is called polenta. At length (continues Zim-
merman) the King, praising.the excellent appetite whiek the
dandelion had given him, concluded the scene with a large
plate of eel pie, so hot and so highly seasoned that it seemed
to have been baked in hell ; while at table the lide,g fell
asleep, and Was seized with cmaralsicts.."

CC JURT CIRCULAR. ,„
The (Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of J. 1.,
the Ladies: saT id Gentlemen of the Royal suite,. And
Household, ' attended Divine Service yesterday ro°111.;
in the Chap( .IRoyal, Buckingham Palace. The serfn
was preache( Iby the Bishop of London. Prayers.weis
read by the I lon. and Rev. C. Leslie CourtennY• •t`
011 Saturdt y her Royal Highness the Duchess of gt.'',
visiteci he r M a.iesty at Buckingham Palace.
His & ; Highness Prince Albert rode out on Mi.-
back on F ;atur, lay morning, attended by Sir E. Bew°;;,'
The R ayal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on
turday evening included her Royal Highness the D.,:richas
of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Earl of ilvetbe
pool, the Earl of Aberdeen, Mr. George Edward on"
Hon. Mrs.. Anson. sa-
The A morican Dwarf, 4. General Tom Thumb,
companied b y his guardian, Mr. P. T. Barnum of Sele
York, had -a e honour of attending at the Palace in.wils
evining, hei the General exhibited his clever
of Napole on, which elicited the approbation of her "
jesty and. the Royal circle. .
SOT.
A Cabinet t Thiuncil was held at five o'clock on
day afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended .
Si.- Robert Pe el, the Duke of Wellington, the 117 rd
Chancellor. Lot d Wharncliffe, Earl of Aberdeen, .
Stani•ey, Sir Jan. les Graham, the Chancellor of thilio,
chequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, Mr. ‘lO,O
stone, uid Sir Hairy Hardinge. The, Council sat '
hours.
A deputation on t:le wool duties, from Li/err;
Leeds, Dradford, Halits,r, Dewsbury, and thebar ,
Riding oif Yorkshire, had an interview with Sir llor,
"
Peel on Saturday, at his official residence in inewl.,,`"
street. The deputation was accompanied by Lora Ts;
don, Sir Howard Douglas, the Hon. J. S. Wortley,
Charles. Wood, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Beckett,
Stansi:reld, Mr. Protheroe, and Mr. Aldarn.
Captain Polhill, M.P., had an interview with m""
Stanley, on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. 6 '
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Engltindn7w
meeting on Saturday afternoon, at the office in wm'tbs
hall-place. The Commissioners present were hop
Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Chester, the 13i$ of
of Hereford, the Bishop of Lichfield, and the De!!
Westminster.
:Mr. Sheppard, M. P., transacted business at,
Rome-office on Friday.
The Commissioners of the Model Prison at ear;
ville had a meeting on Saturday, at the Conned
The Commissioners present were the Lord Presiki
the .Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Chichester,
John Russell, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr. Ferguson,
Whitworth Russell, Mr. Crawford, and Major Jebb.4
Captain Brooke had an interview with Lord Stan'
on Sat urday at the Colonial-office. • for
The Duke of Buccleuch left town on Satazuk-
Thames Ditton. 501'
Mr. Sheppard, M.P., had an interview with
Peel on Friday.
Sir Edward Knatchbull left town on Saturday for,
residemae in Kent.
Lord Stanley had a dinner party on Saturdall.a.
residence, in St. James's-square. • fries
The Duke of Wellington attended the early seo_
in the C-hapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The of
Dr. Wes/my preached the sermon. The 3ilarquiee2da
Salisbury, Normanby, and Winchester, Lords Delanal,
and Ebrington, attended the daily service in the Currst
Royal. • The sermon was preached by the 130111,0:
Peterlaorough, prayers were read by the Rev. Dr.,* hiis.
ley, the lessons were read by the Rev. M. Dti!..4,0
The Rev. Dr. Sleath officiated at the Communion or'" '
FLANDERS AND DUTCH 11ZA11-1
tbe'
BRUSSELS, MARCH 2 1 .—Baron Kielrnallsegis' has
Hanoverian Minister at the Hague and at BrusselSwi
been to Waterloo, to visit the field of battle. 11 0. it -0
the necessary orders for the repair of the nion"fell
erected in. memory of the Hanoverian soldiers W 7 •
in that battle.
cootWice

The Chamber of Representatives, at the
ment of yesterday's sitting, unanimously Eger, ait
amendment of the Senate to the project of 1011,C, eeir
conversion of Five per Cents. The interest of ws'ocise..;
Stock will, therefore be payable at Paris, with the P,r5000,
that the expense of the operation shall not exceed • •
francs per annum. The Senate adopted by a Wifi„•,,n Of •
of 26 to 1, the project of law relative to the
84,886,000 francs. r
- te r
BRUSSELS, MARCH '22.--.-The Minister of the -.°t
announced in the Chamber of Representatives tl,lifisetir
Company had offered to undertake, on very sufof the
geous terms, the works for repairing the dykes, 0000
Polder of Lills ; the project of law on this subje•
therefore, put on the order of the day. • '4Ol
The heavy rains which have again set in hirio Lheed
a fresh rising of the Senne, but we do not-sPPL7ah Of
that it will do much injury. A letter from lienillyarto
the 14th, says that the farmers do not remember wt.
hay, seen the country in such a condition as at P„„rej tb°:
The ground is so wet that nothing can be done, r. tiaia•
public roads are absolutely impassable. Notwltsreelt.
ing the vigilance recommended by the King's A-ely
general.robberies continue to be frequent, 5110
night passes without some fresh instances of the, key
the environs. Unhappily, the state of things noel
seem, likely to cease so soon, for the police;,? etter
cannot remove the cause of the evil, which is ,11-0001 •
than the extreme misery of the people. Tho, ce, b
raids aggravate the distress of the poorer ci_A phi
ass
retarding the growth of the fruits of the earr.t. pro'
should serve for their subsistence, the With—
visions being wholly exhausted. „t
POSEN, MARCH 9.—(FRox A CORRESPOI4:- are rr
hasten. to inform you, that the rigorous mess
ed*, rt
specting the Polish emigrants is, if not revel is in a'
essentially modified, inasmuch as their departure "root&
finitely adjourned. This decision of our G°Leof that
has caused general joy here, and is a Pv;ogsr:
the emigrants have by no means it tra"
in any sort of intrigues. Neither II e
prr
that any. of them have already left r.,ereigo
vince; they are all still here, and bless the 9°t'iee sit
who has not hesitated to withdraw such a reo'lifore
soon as it was found to be unncessary, and thereiottiell
in harmony with his universally acknowledged elm
of mind. The Communists who have latterly' °At cotv
Poland, and been here in the citadel, are alrern:
veyed, partly to Magdeburg, and partly to Ste_c"rntsaea;
The recal of Prince Paskewitsch and the tIPP"/„,:r
of Prince Czonitschiff as his successor causes
sensation here, because it gives reason to :P3 of th°
further rigorous measures in Poland, the r for
Field-Marshal being attributed to his too gre
a
bearance. to
THE HAGUE, MARCH 20.—The JAYA PsPe4-.
25th of November last, have the following, nevqj-risie°
" Batavia, Nov. 17, 1843.—The chief town ,°„tie
was visited, on the night of the Ist instant (n
midnight), and on the afternoon of the sth, at '" 61.1 s
two, by dreadful fires, by which it was reduced to 61.1 e
with the exception of the old town. All the °..nbeel
of the European and native officers to check the 13',:iele:e
of the' names were rendered unavailing bijtbnerevsild
south-east winds, and the drought which haunor ifer°we
for some hours past. 2,075 houses, of which 7101 fle,
stone, are destroyed in the nine vrampongs we o_llo
consumed; 6,000 persons are hereby reduc,rhe 10°!A
greatest distress, and four lives were lost.
houses, clothes, furniture, merchandise' sily,,e' &tit;
iron, and notes, cattle, &0., is estimated at266,o)tice,of
The .General Chamber of Accounts gives 1.1% eoteld
on the 15th and 16th of this montb, bonds ,a'D..„atiiw,7e
various descriptions (a list of which is given/1,..700"
in all to the nominal value of 482,836,000 of Pt.'"
publicly burnt. ar
de
015.
li'
THE HAGUE, MARCH 21.—We learn from o
that his Majesty's steamer the Bromoyut to 1000
18th of this month, bound to Batavia and • the
Japan. , don -00'
The Stoats Courant contains the proton-4° old
financial. law lately passed by the Chamber
.• blo
tioned by the King. um tiOethaleir .
Several honourable citizens of Rottei...---.0-10_,-
daily from ten to one o'clock, in order to 'P Div ito •
fellow-citizens all the information which the4o, 0;0..
quire to make them comprehend the financill
convince them of the advantage of preferring 'tto
tary loan to the free gift to the payment of.tio
will be levied if the loan should not be filled

THE DUELLING.EDITOR
OF Tor sr2vii;pre,
• TO
Shy—There appears to be an inclinatien to the
lishmen at the present moment to put a 45,ritiParlfn1
wickedall practice of duelling. This feelinf 'l.jou,,,it
in_. the speeches in the late debate in t,„ca ho,P",
Uommons, and yet lam sorry to find I"—iii ene,-;
appears likely to be brought forward- that 1/- in t''
Wally stop this degrading prictice—degrituclitte Wolff
highest degree, to a people strongly attaei`e,,, stitebe-
reli.gion and laws. Instead of boasting of the to her."
societyshock
saatrmity,
if
fr
navy, or in this enlightened age, we °. in
Maj Majesty's we are
rank of a, gentleman, is obliged to settle A re to 4.,/
with hisneighbour ortolidndteheadt an
non
d,ipsplitie
by taking his life. We, slfoolisn
that gentlemen are obligedto resort. to ttas t oh,
practice, though strongly opposed to lt, ranuthtle'6 il'it!
is no other means of settling their of fatice6
manner that will enable them to keep their r #
A. 1., OP
society. won'.
rid
Let us see what this honour is ITO' ' there a
must be kept by pistol-law. I believe birtli till.,
many men in this country—gentlemen b.r. 0 thov,
education—that could not hit a man once 10_ (yeatle-
sand shots at the gentlemanly distance Some bof tb,;
men duellists stand from each other. SI bit tnehle
professors of the art, I have no doubt, WOu'.„,ti 0* 0
man three times out of five. To place 3 ''''orthesci
scarcely ever saw a duelling-pistol before one of self
dead shots, as they are called, is the mot latevise• . g
unmanly thing that human invention on
of settlifitit
duelling is to be the only gentlemanly waY ,e, tsuPe
a-dispute, let every scion of these gentletnen.us riv!ie
the use of the pistol at school, or bY hirecoge/50
tutor. We should then be enabled t 9 u, ice t,lf
something like fairness and fairplar,
vi• telling this
V 131CP. ~ til!'
told, is the boast of Englislunen. II t"-- to • (
kers, rogues, and vagabonds, would but ,l'es°rtrpoe °
duelling for six months, we should bear to
.n oil:
it in society, where it ought to be scorned as an al
tisfactory and unchristian-like mode of set" J. i•
putes.
Warwick. *445
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THE cOURT —TIIE EASTER iiLITPAI':, no or ire
at one time expected that, in consequence oohe Pr e",e; 0,0 u,, 0?
measles in the towns of Windsor and Eaton, her Dfsi"r csswo,
main at Buckingham Palace, and not proceed to Winds°, th14„001
spend the Easter holidays. We understand► he* el etr ow° ;11
rangements hare been made for the Court to leave Win, ,4
Wednesday or Thursday (the 3d or 4th proximo) fpr v'
Castle, and that her Majesty will return So Buck' ,s.rl
about the 15th or lath. ' '
It is said that the Postmastei-General, plose
of Lonsdale, Intends to relinquish his office 6° .°°l3 $6
Faents C 4311 bo made (o the appointment of his sucre4*
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