The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES,

St. Germain • . ....... 835 .. 835 835
Versailles, 1t.8.• ••• • • ...... 390 • • 390 .. 390 .. 390
L. 8.• • • • • • 260 .. 270 .. 260 • . 270
Rouen ... ............. 940 .. 940 .. 940 .. 940
Rouen to Havre.. ••• • • ... 695 • • 697 50 • . 695 . 695
Orleans .•.••••
Strasburg to Bale • • ••• • 267 50 .• 278 75 .. 267 50 • • 278 75
Avignon to Marseilles ••• • • • 755 • • 755 .. 755 .. 755
Muihausen to Thann.. ..... 390 • • 390 .. 390 • • 390
RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Versailles, R.B.
260 • • 270 .. 257 50 • • 267 50
942 50 .. 945 . 940 .. 945
Rouen to Havre• ••••• • • • • 697 50 • • 657 50 • • 695 • • 695
Orleans . ..... ...... •• • 915 • • 915 • • 917 50 .. 917 50
Strasburg to Bale • ...... . • • 26,0
.?,80 265 .. 278 75
Avignon to 31arseilles• •.• • • 75,, • • 455 .. 752 50 • 752 50

UNITED STATES-SEVEN DAYS

LATER.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY NIGHT.

nnoei.
The packet-ship Montezuma, Captain Lowlier, ar-
rived here this afternoon from New York, whence
she sailed on the 18th, seven days after the Virginian,
that reached this port on Monday.
The lamentable accident of the bursting of the gun
on board the Princeton had been examined into and
reported upon by a committee of naval officers ap-
pointed for the purpose. Their report describes the
calamity to have been entirely accidental, and it exo-
nerates the captain and others connected with the
vessel from all blame.
as Texas
sdis tssingailibeing discussed with much warmth,
incorporation with the United States.
Public feeling appears to be a good deal divided on the
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eagerlysubjectin f
of the :f xat
it, n
a
youhe has concluded a treaty for carrying the
project into effect. This treaty. will have
to be submitted to the Senate for ratification, where,
o.
and. it is The President is
said that
the accounts also say, it is sure of a favourable .Yecep-
tion. The subject had been taken up in tl.e House
of Representatives ; but nothing was elicited respect-
ing the movements of the Executive. Mr. Webster,
who is adverse to the project, had published a letter,
making,his views known ; he regards the union as
already too unwieldy, and to extend it to Texas
would, he conceives, seriously weaken its present
stability.

One of those distressing calamities which appear to
prevail on the American waters to a greater extent
than in any other part of the world—a steam-boat
collision—occurred at Old River, and is fully detailed
in the New Orleans papers. The loss of life is stated
to he between sixty and eighty. One of the bo its
sunk almost instantly, the others escaped without
injury; the accident happened at midnight, when the
passengers were, for the most part, in bed and asleep.
Amongst the sufferers were a considerable number of
negroes.
Disturbances had taken place at St. Domingo, in
which some officers of the Government had been
killed, and others, on a more extensive scale, were
apprehended.
The House of Representatives, in Pennsylvania,
had, instead of making an effort to retrieve the cha-
racter of the State, by paving the interest on their
ock, passed a resolution against free-trade and a
ow tariff, as being likely to afflict the country with a
auper population!
The papers contain an account of a duel between
two newspaper editors at Vicksburg, in which one of
the parties was killed. Duels in other parts of the
country are detailed.
Business at New York, when the packet sailed,
was brisk, and money abundant. The Cotton Market
was quiet, and all speculation in the staple had ceased.
MONEY MARKET, MARCH 16.
(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
The public expectation has been somewhat disap-
pointed by the course of proceeding of the Legislature
of the defaulting States, in relation to a resumption of
payment of the interest upon their indebtedness. A
considerable degree of confidence had been felt that the
improvement in the general business of the country
would excite a more honourable feeling in the popula-
tion of these States, and that the Members of the Legis-
latures would be authorised by public opinion to impose
additional taxes, in order to make due provision for that
purpose.
The adjournment of the Legislature of Indiana, with-
out showing any disposition to restore the credit of the
State, had the effect to check the feeling of confidence
in regard to the perfection of any measures by other
States at their present sessions. The Legislature of
Maryland have now adjourned, without accomplishing
anything, although various measures had been under
discussion. What Pennsylvania may do it yet uncertain.
Upon her action depends, in a great degree, the estima-
tion in which our State securities and our national cha-
racter will be held abroad. We cannot but indulge the
hope that the measures which have been proposed, or
others designed to accomplish the same object, will yet
be adopted, and a beginning, at least be made towards