The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MA RCH 17, 1A45.

is, on the contrary, in a decided tone, like a newspaper ar-
ticle, and not like a diplomatic instrument. It contains
lessons which are orders, notices which are threats, and is
thus offensive. It must, however, be admitted, that it speaks
the truth in respect to the free corps. It is a great humilia-
tion to Switzerland to be told, that a country situate in the
centre of European civilisation is not to be made the instru-
ment of barbarian anarchy. As the disturbances of the free
corps may be said to have been over, this note was no longer
necessary."

A Bill has been brought into the French Chamber of
Deputies to prevent electors froth voting in arrondisse-
ments where they do not pay at least 50f. of direct taxes.
The law at present allows electors paying 200 f. to choose
the college in which they are to exercise their right of
voting, and the opponents of the measure consider this
perfectly in accordance with the object for which a De-
puty is returned to the Chamber. The Conservatives,
on the other hand, for the Bill is brought in by them,
contend that it is not just to allow voters the privilege of
turning the scale of victory in a college with which they
have not the slightest connexion ; and that some amount
of taxes ought to be required to prevent such an abuse.
The general discussion closed on Wednesday, but
none of the Ministers had spoken on the motion.
At the commencement of the sitting, the Minister of
Public Works presented a Bill for a vote. of 80,000,000 f.
(3,200,0001) for improving river navigation, and esp: -
cially the Yonne, Seine, Sarthe, and Mayenne. It is
proposed to make a canal along the Marne betweenJoin-
ville and Vitry, for the purpose of linking the ironworks
of the Upper Marne to the great navigable line of the
Marne, to the Rhine, and the Paris market. The plan
also contains a proposition for another canal, that of the
navigation of the Upper Garonne, and for establishing (.n
the height of Lanneinezan, from which there are nume-
rous streams, a cluster of reservoirs for the purpose of
irrigating the country. In the Chamber of Peers the
estimates were under consideration, when it appeared
that in a previous year, 1,500,000 f. had been voted
for improving and fortifying the harbour of Algiers.
One of the Members objected to the amount, but Baron
CHARLES Duels/ supported the vote, and regr, tted that
it should be limited to such a small sum. Admiral
MACKAU, after supporting the grant, said, the works at
Algiers were now in such a state that the place could re-
sist with advantage any attack on the sea side. The
leading articles in the journals relate chiefly to the
note of M. GUIZOT addressed to the Swiss Diet. The
Opposition papers denounce it vehemently, and con trest it
unfavourably with that of Lord ABERDEEN, which they
praise for its moderation. In reference to this sub-
ject the Journal des Debats says :
" This is the note, equally discreet and firm, which the
journal of M. Thiers, carried away no doubt by its recollec-
tions of the last campaign in the East, calls a hatti sheriff, a
risir's ordonnance. While it is the vein of figurative lan-
guage, the Constitutionnel permits itself to go so far as to
say that M. Guizot beats the Swiss as a Paella would treat
troops of infidels, or a Tartar a tributary race of people.
This criticism on the note of the French Government would
not have been complete, had not the Constitutionnel added
its eulogy upon the note of the British Government, and
exalted the moderation, reserve, and politeness of Lord Aber-
been, in order to thrown out with greater prominence the
harshness and arrogance of M. Guizot. Leaving to the
Constitutionnel the full enjoyment of its oriental style, we
shall content ourselves with simply restoring to facts that
true character which has been so strongly denaturalised by
it. We shall begin with affirming that Lord Aberdeen, as
far as regards the effects on the general policy of Europe
that would be the result of any change in the constitution
of Switzerland, speaks in a manner fully as significative as
M. Guizot and if the English Minister does not express
himself in equally explicit terms en the subject of the free
corps, it is from the simple reason that this question touches
France much more closely than it does England. In the
affairs of Switzerland, Franco has interest in common with
the other great Powers—those which may disturb the general
balance of power in Europe; but she has, moreover, parti-
cular interests of her own, resulting necessarily from her
geographical position."

The Duke DE BROGLIE, it appears, has p.,stponed
departure for London to ho:d a conference with Dr.
LUSHINGTON relative to the right of search. On this
subject the Const:tutionnel says :—" Two systems are
spoken of for the arrangement of this difficult question
—one would consist in the establishment of mixed crui-
sers, placed at the entrance of rivers, and in the or di
nary rendezvous of slave vessels, and the reciprocal right
of search between English and French ships would be
suspended ; the other would consist in two means of
putting down the slave trade ; first, the destruction of
the slave establishments founded on some points of the
coast of Africa ; secondly, a declaration of war against
all the negro chiefs on the coast who carry on the slay:-
trade." This journal o'jects to both systems; but there
is nothing to show that either will form the basis of the
approaching conference. The following are misci-lla-
neous extracts from the papers :
The Guzate des Tribunaur says :

"'We understand that warrants were issued on Tuesday
against several of the persons who took part m the meeting
in which M. Dujarrier, the responsible editor of the Presse,
was killed. We take this opportunity of declaring that it
was by an error we designated MM Granier de Cassagnac
and Solar as seconds of one of the parties. These two gen
tlemen had nothing to do with this deplorable affair."
Two new articles have just been added to the postal
treaty between France and Great Britain. They have
fur object—l. To place the post-office of Boulogne in
direct correspondence with the post-office at Folkestone,
by means of the private steamers between the two ports.
2. To regulate the transit through France of the letters,
paid or unpaid, from Great Britain and her colonies and
pos,efsions for the kingdom of Greece.
The Grand Council of the Vaud, in its sitting of the
7th inst., appointed a Committee of 15 members to draw
up a new constitution.
THE BOURSE---THURSDAY, MARCH 13.

First

filitheat Lowest

Last

Price. Prica Price. Price.
French Five per Cents.. •... 118 .. 118 25 .. 118 .. 118 20
Tree per Cents..... 85 10 .. 85 20 .. 85 10 .. 85 20

New Loan •• •• • . 86 10 .. 86 10 .. 86 10 .. 86 10
Liana of France 3175 ..8175 ••3175 3176
Gouin Rank, 1,0001. Shares 1000 —lO9O "1000 1090
'io'v+ao Fives, 1840 ••...• 1,•5.. ..1i 5 .. 105 .. 105
1842 106% .. 107 .. 196% .. 107,

Four-and-a-half, 103 g. .. 10354 •• 1(•3!;: •• 10154
Spanish Aeuve..•.•....... :•t914 391 .. 59 ;,9
Threes•••••••••••. 41;4 •• 41!4 .. 41;4 .. 4114
Passive....•••••••• .. 6% .. ••
Portuguese Five per Cents.. 70 .. 70 .. 70 70
Neapolitan-- •• ••••••• .• 101 75 .. 101 75 .. 101 75 .. 101 75
as an . % 106 105% .. 1 6

are limited. The quotations have been 99.?:i to % for pre-
sent transfer, and 100 to Vs for Account ; Exchequer-bills
are 675. to 655. premium; Bank Stock for Account is 217%
to 215. _ _

The Foreign Stocks are very dull, though firm. Spanish
Three per Cents. realise 301/s 14; Portuguese Converted, 67
to 67% ' • and Mexican, 36%. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. bring 63%.
This is settling day in the Share Market, but there has
been a good general business, chiefly in the scrip and small
shares. Caledonian shares have advanced again, and Shrews-
bury and Wolverhampton have been in favour; the York
lines have been quieter; Brighton have rallied. In the
French shares there is not much doing.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
3 per Cent. Consols ... 99%77 9976
Lidia Bonds, 1,000/.. ..,... ..... .. _
Ditto under 1,0001.. 75 75
South Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities ... ......
Bank Stock for Account... ...... —217% 215 216 216
Consols for Account... ....... 1001/8 100 10C
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 11,4 d.... 67 65 pm. 65
Ditto 500/. .
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised — pm.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FONDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — 681/1
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 36% 36%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted
Ditto, Account 67% 67%
Ditto, Small — 161/8
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
,8
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 en per Cent.
,_. ••• •• 000000 40%

Dutch, 2% per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Cerufic 9914 99
PRICES OF CLOSING
PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. riticE„,.
RAILWAY SHARES
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Port rush • 1% l3/4% l%
Birming. and Gloucesterloo l3l 133
Bristol and Exeter
Do. New ..., . ......... 2 ...... 6

Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 58
CalMonian
Cambridge and Lincoln 11/2...... 6v, 1.4_% 6
Chester and Holyhead... 5
Ciiurnet Valley
Cornwall _
... 3 ... . 4% 51 ... 514

Diss, Beecles, Yarmouth 11/2 2
Dublin and Belfast June. 21% 6I.A. 6 6
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union lO .. ... 181%
Ditto Extension
Ely and Bedford ......... 1
Great South. and West. _ ......

(Ireland)
Great Grimsby andShef -
field
Great North of England..loo 188
Ditto New

-
Ditto New 2
201 A
-

Great Western
Ditto IA Shares
Ditto lilths
Guildford, Farn'm,l'orts. 2% 5
Hull and S,3lhy
Ditto Quarter Shares 12%......
Do. Half Shares
London and Birmingbm (5t0ck)...233
Do. New Thirds
Do. Quarters 2 31170 31 ........ 31
London and Brighton... 50 ...... 6414 64 65 65
London and Croti•don, 13/. 15s. 9d.
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
London aTld S. Western 41/6a 10d 80
London and York ...... •.. 2%. 315/06 3%
Manchester and Leeds... 73

Do. 1/2 Shares
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters
Midland... 100 l3B 140 l4O
Do. New
Midland, Birm., Derby 100 104% 107 lO7
Nevrcistle and Darling-
ton Junction 24 ...... 46 ..
Nevr,as:b and Berwick 11/2 l 4
North British
Do. New
Northern and Eastern... 45
North Kent
North Wales .. ll4 2% 2%
\orwich amt Brandon.- 10
-- 17%
...

Rugby, Worst r, & Tring 1
Shrews., Woli,erhamp ,
Dudley, and Birm 2%. .... 6% WAN__ stez
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 42%34 42(4
Do., No. 1 8
Do., No. 2.
Do., No. 3
South Wales 2% 614 6 5%
*front Valley 2 .....
Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... ...... ~ 3 FAL
West Cornwall IM... 4
fork and North Midland 50 10212 lOl%
Do. Selby
Do. Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and Amiens... 4
Bordeaux aid Toulouse 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse and
Celt(' ..... ... .... ..... 2
Great North. of France.. 4
Orleans and Bordelas... 2
Faris & Lyons, Laffitte's '
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron'q
Paris and Orleans . 20
['arts and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg ... 2
~.. 2%

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 14.—The sales
are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 31/, ;
Eastern Counties, 2014 ; Lancaster and Preston, 534 ;
Manchester and Leeds, Sixteenth Shares, 714 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 9 15-16 ex new and ex
div. ; Ditto, New Quarters, 4 15-16 5 prom. ; Preston and
Wyre, 29% 1/, • South-Eastern, No. 3, 814 ; Barnsley
Junction. 7 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction,
8 %; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 414 ; Belton, Wigan,
and Liverpool, 81/ : Caledonian, 81,4 1/4 ; Cambridge and
Lincoln, 614 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 6 ; Ely and
Bedford, 214 ; Great Grimgbv and Sheffield Junction, 3% 34 ;
Kendal and Windermere, 4314 ; Leeds and West Riding Junc-
tion, 76% ; London and York, 3% 3-16 ; Manchester and
Buxton, 2 1 15-16 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton,
2Vs; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junc-
tion, 23s ;Scottish9d. ; ShrewsburyCentral 4 ,
and Grand Junction, 71/ ; Shrews-
bury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c., 61/4 6 ; Southport and
Euxton, 3 1-16 11 ; Trent Valley, 16% ex new; Manchester
Fire and Life Assurance, 11%; Union Plate Glass, 18.1/2.