The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 161 1344.

the electors of every county and town as fully able
to choose and control their own representatives in the
House of Commons." Now who cannot see, through
the affected scrupulousness that pervades this passage,
evidence of conscious weakness ? The Protectionista
forsooth, have too much respect for the forms of the
Constitution to dream for an instant of tampering
with the Register I The League may do so if it
pleases, but the Protection Society is influenced
by a far loftier far more considerate far
more patriotic spirit ! It will agitate in accordance
with the forms of constitutional etiquette, or it will
not agitate at all. No, it will abandon the cause of
Monopoly altogether, rather than swerve one hair's
breadth from what it deems to be just and decorous
Most conscientious agitators! But do the Protec-
tionists really believe that the people at large
will give them credit for such purity and disinte-
restedness ? Not they. They will detect at once
the hypocritical cant about their regard for the
Constitution, notwithstanding the fine varnish of
words with which it is covered. Is it indeed from men
combined together in such a selfish cause as that of
Monopoly, that conscientiousness is to be expected ?
Are the best friends to the Constitution to be found
among those who care not a straw for the wants of the
Many, when they come into collision with the interests
of the Few ? We look on the passage we have
quoted above as being neither more nor less than
a declaration of conscious weakness on the
part of the Protectionists—as a confession of their
utter inability to come to close quarters with the
League on the important question of the Regis-
tration. Had they felt that they had the slight.
est chance of interfering successfully with the
Constituencies, they would long ere this have been
just as much on the alert as their adversaries, and
even have been glad of the opportunity of taking
a leaf out of their book ; but finding, after mature
consideration, that the case was hopeless, they have
abandoned in despair all idea of tampering with the
Register, and adroitly assigned as a reason for such
abandonment, not the true reason—their weakness as
a faction, but their scrupulous and conscientious re-
spect for the forms of the Constitution ! The excuse
is an ingenious one, but dexterous as it is, it will
deceive no one endowed with the slightest power of
reflection.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
There was no change in Cotton at Liverpool yes-
terday, and prices remained the same. Sales 4,000 bales.—
Shares were rather flat, and prices were not quite so firm.
Birmingham and Derby, 8112- ; Bristol ari Gloucester,
371 7; Chester and Birkenhead, 32i .7, t,tern Coun-
ties, 132; Grand Junction, 112; Ditto.:Eighths. 17; Great
North of England, New. 16i ; Liverpool a, d iianabes-
ter, New, 37; Loads' and Brighton, Eighths, 2/ ; Lon-
don and York, 4/; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 120;
Midland Counties, 109} 110 k; Sheffield and Manchester,
981; Smith-Eastern, 381 i; Ditto, New, 121; Trent Val-
ley, if; York and North Midland New, Half-shares,
131 ; Paris and Lyons, 31. Bs. 6d. ; Paris and Stras-
burg,
There are no arrivals to-day with late foreign news of
*iy interest.
There is another clause of the Bank Charter Act in
operation to-day, relative to those banks which will adopt
Bank of England paper instead of their own, and the
whole of the new currency law will soon be fairly in play,
so as to enable a proper judgment to be formed relative
to its merits and defects.
The Bank of England has increased its issues by
31,315/., but its rest has been diminished to the extent of I
nearly 30,0001. The deposits, both public and private, '
continue to increase, and the stock of bullion has risen
to the amount of 31,3151. in the issue, and 55,3221. in the
banking department.
The accounts from the Continent, received this morn-
ing, state that the weather continues extremely severe.
There is, says a letter before us, from Paris, every in•
dication of a most severe winter. The navigation of the
river is almost entirely closed.
The market fur Consols has been very steady this
morning at from 100 to 100} for the opening. The
Three per Cents. Reduced are firm at 1001,
notwithstanding the currency of the report that
it is the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
propose to Parliament, next session, the reduction of the
interest upon this stock. There has been a slight im-
provement in the premium upon Exchequer Bills. India
Bonds, on the contrary, have receded as much as the
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., which aro now at
1024 Bank Stock for the Account hat been done
at 209.
Not a great deal of business has been transacted in
the Foreign Funds to-day. For the Spanish Three per
Cents. the more general value has been 37 to 37/, and
for the Five par Cents., 24i. to 25. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been quoted a shade lower; the
Five per Cents. at 98 ; Russian at 1191 ; Colombian at
141; and Mexican at 36}
In the Share market business has been scarcely so
brisk as it was yesterday. The Strasburg and Basle
shares have been in demand at 114. per share ; the Lon-
don and Birmingham at 122 premium, and other shares
remain at about yesterday's value.
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Frans the Official List.) 41.0.16
147 illdi).;7`feunctedAAnnnutetise!.......:::......7.:::: 1103"Igti
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
InDidiattßoo 30ndYs:fiaxiours,.Ex....T.1..0..th..f....f 7111 15-16
Ditto under 75
Bank Stock

Maprid journals of the 6th contain an account of
the trial and condemnation, by a court-martial, held
in the capital, of Colonel REsGiro, Captain.G.aacta,
and twenty others, for a conspiracy or pretended
conspiracy, in July last. The only ovidence against
them was given by eight soldiers, who had, for this
service, been raised to the rank of officers. The un-
fortunate prisoners were condemned to death. At
Quesca two peasants had been shot, by order of a
court-martial. The Government had carried, without
a division (for the Liberals retired), a motion in the
Chamber of Deputies authorising them to esta-
blish organic laws—in other words, to alter or de-
stroy, at their pleasure, the rights and privileges of
corporations.

100%

. _
I%d. 134 d.
54 58 Paz.
58 S 9 Put

Consols for Opening ..,..-
Exchequer Bills.
1 0601. •••••••••••••••••••••
beor
Ditto Smaß..... .....,
Ditto Advertised"... ..... - ...... ..... - -
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. ..... .........„ ..... ...... ..... ••••••• 14'
Mexican Bonds, 1237, 5 per Cent. ...... ..... „ 36 % %
Ditto Deferred Stock ►t.i.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent II9I
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 24%
Ditto for the Account 25
Ditto Three per Cent. ....... ........
Ditto for the Account.— ............
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 43
Dutch 2% per Cents ... 63%
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PEI SWAIM
Bristol and Exeter -
Cambridge and Lincoln -
Eastern Counties ................ 25 ......... 13N A,
Ditto Perpetual 5 per cent.... 21. 13s. 4d.... - -
Ditto Ditto (No. 2) -
Grand Junction lOO -
Ditto % Shares 5O ll% to -,..
Great Southern and Western] 5
..•...... N -
(Ireland)
Great North of England. lOO 123% -
Great Western ..................... 75 ... ..... 117 ......„ to -
Ditto Fifth 5.......................... 12
Lancaster and.Carlisle...... ........ 10 ~N• I3N% ... to -,
London and Birmingham......... 100 ........ 212 ........ to -
Ditto New Thirds.... ...... ....... 2 -
Ditto 4 Shares
London and Brighton ...........N
London and Greenwich (Preference) 18%
London and South Western ..... 41%
Manchester and Leeds 7O .......110 to -
Ditto % Shams...-. 3O .....N•. 50 ..... to -
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ......... 5 t 4
Midland ..„....... ...... ...... 100 ....MO . -
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 14 ......... 60% -
Norwich and Brandon ........... 8
South Eastern and Dover ...•,N.. Xne
Yarmouth and Norwich 2O -
York and North Midland ........ 50 .....N.. 102 ..... -
Ditto Selby Scrip .............. 20
Ditto Extension - -
Boulogne and Amiens 2 SM4 ... to .-
Paris and Lyons . • ... ... 2 -
Strasburg and Basle -
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 13.—There has
been a moderate business, without much change in prices.
Manchester and Leeda, Sixteenths, 3 5. 16 i Ditto am'. Bir-
mingham, Quarters, 44 ; Midland Railway, Consols,
1094 110 ; Ditto, 40/. Shares, 4i ; Sh.tfietd and Man-
chester, Quarters, 13; Bla.kburn, Burnley. and Accring-
ton, 21. 18s. 9d ; Churnet Vs ley, 3 9-16 i prem. ; Hud-
dersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 44 ; Leads
and Bradford, Long Line, 27 ; Leeds and West Riding,
3i ; London and York, 4 1-16 ; Sheffield and Lincoln
Junction, 21s. 6d. West Yorkshire, 6 ; Paris and
Lyons, 3i.

Madrid Bourse on the 6th.---Thrce per Cents., 301
for Cash, 31 for Account ; Five per Cents., 211 for
Account.

We regret to find from the Paris mere that some
serious disturbances had taken place in Switzerland,
in which several persons had been killed. It appears
that the Jesuits have been the cause of the mischief.
They claimed the right to superintend and direct the
education of the youth in the canton of Lucerne, and
as far as we can judge, were supported by the Go-
vernment. A number of the inhabitants objected to
this, and without being sufficiently prepared, had re-
course to arms, and have been defeated. A letter from
Lucerne, dated Dee. 8, contains the following account :
—"From all sides troops are arrivingto support the Go-
vernment. Numerous arrests have been made, but
the authorities have not yet succeeded in arresting Co-
lonel KUGGENBUIILIR and M. BAUMANN. At the
bridge of Ennez, which is half a league from the
town, the insurgents have massacred twelve persons.
Several detachments have arrived from Argevia and
Bale, We are assured that 1,200 men have been seen
on the march. There is great fear of disorder during
this night. To-morrow the troops from Uri will ar-
rive. The Government is taking 7vigorous measures
to conquer the storm. A meeting has taken place at
Zug, to consider whether that canton will succour its
friends. It is certain that Bale, Berne, Soleure, and
Argovia will march upon the town. This morning
a patrol party attacked a body of Liberals ; some
soldiers were wounded. At the first shot all the
avenues of the Hotel de Ville were barricaded, and
the place was put in a state of defence. Several ar-
rests have taken place." Another letter from Berne,
dated the 9th, announces the defeat of the
Liberal party in these words :—" An estafette arrived
at ten o'clock this morning, bringing the sad news of
the defeat of the Liberals at Lucerne. The insurrec-
tion commenced yesterday morning, and at five in
the afternoon all was terminated. The insurgents
having no artillery were compelled to retreat; in an
attack upon the arsenal some of them were killed.
Amongst their chiefs Dr. STEIGER and Captain
AUFDBR MAUR were taken prisoners. Colonel
KUGGENBUIILER .and the ex• Councillors BAUMANN
and IskAc succeeded in getting out of the town with
several of their partisans. The struggle would, it
was thought, continue in the open country, but not-
withstanding . the aid of the volunteers of Argau,
Soleure, and Bale, there were .slight hopes of success.
A letter of the Government of Lucerne to that of
Berne, and dated yesterday, announces its triumph
over the rebels; but in order to prevent further
risings, it demands federal armed assistance from the
cantons of -Uri, Schwyz, Underwald, and Zurich."
The French news in the papers is without inte-
rest. The Constitutionecl has an article on the re-
ported occupation of more islands in the Pacific, and
blames the Governusent for persevering in a system
which may involve France in a misunderstanding
with England, or lead to results as humiliating as
those of Otaheite. The Prince DE MONTMORENCY
was convicted, on Wedneeday, before "the Correc-
tional Police, of constructing and selling, bj his
agents, busts of the Duke of BORDEAUX, and sen-
tenced to a month's imprisonment and a fine of 1,000
francs. The case is thus stated in Galignani :
" In September last, Prince de Montmorency Robecq
being tried before the Court of Assizes of the Seine, for
distributing seditious emblems, tending to disseminate a
spirit of insurrection, was acquitted, after a brilliant
defence by M. Berger. The law officers of the Crown
then expressed their determination to prosecute M. de REDUCTION OF THE THREE PER CENT. RE.
Montmorency before the Correctional Police, for having DUCED ANNUITIES.
neglected to obtain the authority of the Minister of the A few months since it was noticed, under this head,
Interior to sell the busts of Henry V., which he allowed that, providing the political horizon remained unclouded,
he had got made at his hotel. The case came en yester- and the Money Market free from anything like disturb-
day, and M. de Montmorency, in explanation of his ment, the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not besi-
conduct, declared that he had never exposed the busts in tate to propound to Parliament in the ensuing session a
question for sale in the ordinary acceptation of the ex- measure for the purpose of reducing the interest on the
pression, but had privately exchanged them for alms, Three per Cents. Reduced Annuities. An evering Con-
destined to alleviate the sufferings of the distressed:Legi- temporary yesterday had a paragraph to a full extent
timatists. The King's Advocate, M. Royer, maintained confirmatory of such being the intention of Mr. Goul-
that this must be considered a real sale, inasmuch as, burn. The amount of stock to be dealt with on the pre-
when an object was given for money, no other term could sent occasion, should the Government resolve upon so
be applied to the transaction. M. Dufougerais addressed bold a measure, is net less than 125,359,000 E The total
the Court at some length for the prisoner, declaring that, Three per Cent. debt of the United Kingdom, but which
as the object in view was charity, the usual authorise- it is not likely would be all touched at once, is
tion was not required. After half an hour's deliberation, 515,150,0001., viz., debt due to the South Sea
the Court condemned the Prince de Robecy to a month's Company, 3,662,784/. ; Old &etch Sea Annuities,
imprisonment, and I,ooof. fine. It further ordered the 3,497,8701. ; ditto, New, 2,460,8301. ; ditto of 1751,
objects seized to be confiscated." 523,100/. ; _ debt due to the Bank of England,
THE BOURSE--TEURSDAY, Dec. 12. 11,015,1001. ; Bank Annuities of 1726, 817,0711.,
First Highest Lowest Last Consols 307,813,964., and Reduced Three per
?dee. Price. Price. Price. Cents., 125,359,55 a With the success that has
French PiveperCants....•. 120 70 .. 120 yo'.. 120 70 .. 120 90
Fear*.
Three per Cents...-. 114 50 .. s 4 63 .. 84 50 .. S 4 65 Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., and with such a sur-
-0..... .....................
New Loan ........ 116 25 IC 65 86 15 86 CC plus of floating capital as now exists, it is the opinion of
eumant:BFanrszcle.o".
3121 eG :taes ss 21
55 55 many of the influential persons in the City that the
3.oo9f..ShareasoBo ••5093 so ..5080 -5092 50 Minister may succeed, should a guarantee be given, as
Belgian five 5,118.4402 1106631
11003611 261 10e 6sl
tneoredpotuedbtfeitrwtirille,ettyhatyneeorefurtshoerversetduacrteiotnbeweielleubmeniaat:
Two-and-a-Half- 62 40 .. 62 46 .. 62 40 .. 62 40 - •
Spanish Threes•••••••••••• 361 •• 361 .. 361 361 tions of capital, and so low is the rate of interest in corn-
Active •• •• 33 .. 33 .. 33 me/vial circles, that with a sacred promise of the de-
Portuguese amie. .. " "6;•• 41 si scription named, it is not thought there would be such a
Five per Csuta.• 461 • • 56f .. 86t 5,
955}35 number of dissentients as would baffle the Chancellor of
.. 98 35 .• 9$ 35 .. 98 35 ..
interest
nhhteee
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mh eissqleui
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......
for the reduction of the Three-and-a-Half pyee3raiCrsenpateisre.
RAILWAY SHIRES.
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4559 ass 9148:
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Versaillos R.B...yteonnd
•• 370 •• 376 " 370 " 373 16 cent., and from that forward for ten years more
785
785 75725 748 m
jontplboeylmowent3
1020 . 1020 ..moms 75 -1018 75
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Rouen to Havre.• pfoerr eent. But, it is said, as opposed to
.....1067 AO -1472 50 -1067 50 -1070 such a plan being carried out, that there are means of
eOrleans • ••
291 25 .. 292 50 . 291 25 •• 292 50
Strasburg to Bale••
unquestionably true o;nbe)u't in rai
shouldlr ad
sb, e 34:0r borne much
in
profitable. This, to a very considerable extent, is most
RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, DEL 16.
987 ;0 .. 986 lb 937 50
trusts, which A.vignon to Maxseille4...... WI .. 910 .. 907 50 .. 907 50
St. Germain: •••••••••• 987 50 ••• that there •
..100 -1020 reduction of the rate of interest be carried out or not.;
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ate
5.
346906 25
347861
2265 ,
785 .. 790 7/15 •• 718 75 and when it •
ss•-e ;dam., •• is recollected how successful have been for-
("lna • ......... ••••• •• •.1070 ..1072 50 •.1070 ..1571 25
Rtraslourg to 8a1e.......... 290 .. 292 50 .. 190 .. 293 h
30 mer steps of this kind to reduce the national obligations
Avignon to Marseilles,— „ gig 812 4. too 919 --such as the translation of the Navy Five per Cents.,
the Four per Cents., and, lastly, the Three-and-a-half
yeeseesevee.-e-s-weeese
; per Cents.---little doubt is entertained that the next pro-
ROYAL VISIT TO THE SMITHFIELD CATTLE SIIOW. •
And it t. in the s • •
awe direction will be fully carried out.
—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by
it must also be stated that the dissentients to the
.oasis • iflesssious vi-:+sre, the Dukes of Coburg and conversion now d', .ply re; as the course that they
Wurteriaise•sr, b, arc of tt..• royal took -hen the prop°, first eras circulated by the
peid a vise .. UrdaV to We ; I ion of the thority of the Ministry, as the New Stuck has been
Smithfield Cattle, in the King-street Bazaar, having greatly in demand—indeed, so much so, that it has
arrived in town from Windsor by a special train. I reached a price full three per cent, above par.—Observer.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS

________ . _..•.,..
Bank Stock _ .
101- -)34 DittoDi
Ditto
tiot t
oug °lsiliell a
ir' AI:
.11.,
.1°:. .
.. . 1601 ,p r n3l"
3 per Cent. Red
9 per Cent. Cons. ..... - South Sea Stock
per Cent. Red - Ditto Old Annuities ... -
New 9% per Cent. lo2lk Ditto Now Annuities ... -
New 5 per Cent..... ....... - Ex. Bills I,oiint. I lid ... &S pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Bills,
. N 3 pin
Jan. 14160.....„ ........ -
Oct. 1859.....».»..... 11 15-16 Bank Stock for Acct.... 209
Jan. 1060 - Consols for Opg ......... loos
Indian Stock ..... ............... - India Stock fer Acct...
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent ......... - Russian 5 per Cent lli%
Belgian, 5 per Cent ....... .-..- Ditto, Metallic ...
Brazilian Bonds .....-........ - Spanish, 5 per Cent., 1140... 25
-14% Dpiitttt, 1841841 .."
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... - Jilt., 1841 ...... ....-........ ...,
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent - Ditto, 1842
-.
••••.••••••
....
Colombian,
1,x6rpeCerncte.n..t.±............
Danish, 3 per Cent ...... ...... - Ditto, 3 per Cent 373k
Mexican, 5 per Cent ......... 36% French, 5 per Cent....... --t c
Greek, 18.25, 5 per Cent...... -
DVietntoexcuselapeßr
Neapolitan Bonds,sperCt... - French, 9 per Cent....... -f. __,,..
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent. - Exchange
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct... - Dutch, 2% per Cent • ..... 64
-
Portuguese Ronds,s per Ct. 84% Bondy, 2
e. C t,:
.....

SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid)
70K
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid
Cambridge and Lincoln, 1) paid
2
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid)
Hunaclftiosnh,arleoos, psa,icilia.i.d. ................. ..: .................. ::
Eastern Counties (25 paid) , .....
..........
1-4
112%
IleGrDeaanittdtoSojuthern and Western (Ireland) 5 paid
Great North of England. 100 paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Fifths, 12 paid
Lancaster and Carlisle, 10 paid
1
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto, New 'Dards, 2 paid
Ditto Quarters ( 2 paid) `
Lonion and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (I it. IT:s. 4d /,,,id)
Di ito, Preference or Privilege, £;817, -A paid '22%
London and South Western (ill. Or. iOd paid,
Ditto Eighths (153. paid)
London and York, 4!.6 paid 3%
Lynn and Ely, I% paid ...
2%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Ditto, Half Shares, 30 paid
Ditto Sixteenths, 1/ ss. paid ..... ... ...
Manchester and Birmingham, 10 paid"' ' 52
Ditto Quarter Shares, 2 pail
Midland (100 paid)
109%
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction. 21 paid
Northern and Eastern (4.5 paid)
Ditto Quarter Shares (I 2 paid) ..
...... ...
Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid
..... 13
Richmond and West End Junction, I paid •.
...... . 2
Rugby, I paid...«• .«.... ..
••
1%
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) ..« 38%
Ditto `Jew Shares (4 paid)
vve,,t, cormeall, I/. 53. .................. . •........« 3
.
Yarmouth and Norwich (20 paid)
.. , 25
York and North Midland (50 paid) • lO2
Dl4to, Selby Scrip, 20 paid B6
Ditto Est ension
................
Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid .. ...... ..,»,,5
Orleans and Bourtleaux, 2 paid. ..........
Paris and Lyons, 2 ;slid ............. ....... ........ .....

The illustrious visitors reached the exhibition soon
after ten o'clock, and left shortly before eleven, ex-
pressing their admiration of the collection.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Balfe's grand opera of The Daughter of St. Mark
has filled every corner of this theatre during the past
week, and has proved one of the greatest cards the
manager has yet played. The present is the only week
it can be performed in conjunction with The Peri,
in which Mademoiselle Plunkett appears.