The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. TUIi:SDAY --MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1842.

4adrid Journals, that the Government was nego-
tiating a loan, which was to be guaranteed by the
mortgage of the Philippine Islands.
The Three per Cents. were done on the 2d at
21 7-16 at 60 days ; and the Five per Cents. at 26k.

We have received the French journals,in which
there is not.--Inuch political news. Dullness
reigns over in Euriape. In vain does the King
of Pauss.ta make long journeys and longer
speeches—in vain does the King of the BEL.
amiss ride post from Brussels to Paris, and from
Paris back again to Brussels—in vain do con-
spirators dog Imperial heels on the banks of the
Nevaand Spanish patriots make bonfires to cele-
brate victories over Carlism ; the sombre aspect of
dullness is reflected from every country and
countenance west of the Caspian. The Paris
journals, in a few instances, have made mighty
efforts to dissipate the stagnant appearance of
things in France. One, fur instance, tried the
-blowing up of a bridge by a new infernal ma-
chine, but it was hardly so much as copied, and
only read by printers. The Patrie tried its
hand at a report that the Government was about
to establish a bench of Bishops in the French
Chamber of Peers. The Univers, however, the
organ of the.priests, by promptly contradicting
this report, leaves no room fur doubt or surmise
upon the su:tject. That journal says :---
" The Government is not so enamoured with the
clergy as to entertain such an idea, and even if it did,
we doubt its being bold enough to risk its realisation.
On the other hand, we may safely venture to assure
La Patrie that the episcopacy, clergy, and Catholics
of France would not see in that act a great subject of
joy • and we hesitate not to declare that five prelates
wouldi not be found sufficiently devoted to the existing
order of things to accept such a favour with resigna-
tion. The creation of ecclesiastical peers would but
slightly increase the influence and political power of
the clergy, and might often compromise its moral
power, the only means by which it can hope to bring
back to the real faith the men of the present day."
There is the usual sprinkling of murders
assassinations, and robberies, in the French
papers, but the horrible and the disgusting are
little read, save by ladies of very nervous tem-
perament, and the dowagers of a byegone age.
The Penny Magazine put an end to the New-
gate Calendar. We have, however, contrived to
glean sundry extracts from the French journals,
most of which will be found interesting :
The Gazette de France, of Friday evening, contains
the following mysterious announcement :—" M. de
Molene, Juge d'lnstruction, and M. Mongis, Substitute
of the Procureur du Roi, were on Thursday sum-
moned to Joinville, near Saint-Maur, by a mysterious
circumstance, relative to which it is to be hoped that
the officials journals will give some explanation. It
appears that the preceding morning a dreadful ex-
plosion took place on the bridge of Joinville from
an infernal machine, which was placed there, filled
with balls awl other projectiles, by none of which,
fortunately, was any person wounded. These Ma-
gistrates have not been able to discover either the
object or the authors of this machine, of which the
shattered remains alone were left."
The Commerce of Saturday morning, in allusion to
the above, says :—" It was not on Tuesday, as the ac-
count would seem to indicate, that the explosion
took place, but on Sunday, before five in the morning.
The machine, which was placed under one of the arches
which extend over part of the meadow, appears to have
been formed of a tin box about a foot long, and it
would seem that the hour and place were chosen for
no other purpose than to ascertain what effect the
apparatus would produce. The pieces of iron inclosed
in the box have left their marks on the stone arches,
but no real damage has been caused. The authors of
this attempt, and their motives, have still to be disco-
vered. It is said that the persons who were arrested
in the first instance by order of the Mayor hare been
set at liberty."
BOURSE—PARIS, SATURDAY, SEPT. 10.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Fives (ex div.) 118 70... 118 85... 118 70... 118 80
Fours (ex div.) 102 95... 102 95... 102 95... 102 95
3 per Cents 80 25... 50 25... 80 25... 80 25
Bank of France 3265 —3265 ...3265 3265
Laflitte Bank I,ooof 1035 ..1035 —.1035 —.1035
Belgian Bank 7BO ... 780 ... 780 ... 760
Belgian Fives 1840 1653 ... 1053 ... 1053 ... 105/
Spanish Active 22 ... 223 ... 22 ... 223
Passive ... 4 ... 3i 4
Old Deferred n ... 3i ... 33 ... 3i
Neapolitan... lO7 ... 107 25... 107 ... 107 25
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES

Versailles, L.B 92 b 0... 95 ... 92 50... 95
R.B .. 260 ... 260 ... 257 50... 257 50
Rouen
Orleans.
Strasburg to Bale 205 206 25... 205 ... 205

The Dutch papers, which have arrived, con
tain no intelligence but the price of the funds.

DDT( H FUNDS.—Ausnitnam, SEPT. 9.
Money. Pi s.
Actual Debt, :14 per Cent
Jitto, ditto 5 per cent.
A mei t Syndic,4 4 per cent 944 94%
D•tte, ditto, 354 per cent 7714 ;7%
Commercial Company, 4!y per cent I4OW 41
Ditto (1835 and 1,37) 5 per cent.
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. i9% 10J
Exchange on London, One month... ......
Two months
Hamburgh, One month 35 81W,
Two months 35 td*
Dutch Papers, Sept. 10.

We are glad to correct an error which appeared in
our Guildhall Police report on Saturday, which
might be injurious to a respectable young man. It
was stated that " Henry Bulpit and Francis Court
were placed before Sir Geo. Carroll, charged," &c.,
whereas Mr. Court only appeared to give evidence.
It will be seen, also, from the report, that after full
inquiry, the Magistrate dismissed the charge against
Mr. Bulpit, and remarked that " Mr. Bulpit's good
character placed him above suspicion of doing wrong."
SELFISH NESS AND BEN EVOLENC E.-1V henever you
hear a man boast of his honesty, take care of 'our
purse, is the advice of the most experienced men of
the world. By the same rule, those who preach up
benevolence are to be suspected of having a sinister
_design to serve themselves. Who so overflowing with
the anti-selfish doctrine as the clergy ? who so much
:abound in the world's wealth as they, which is hooked
out of other people's pockets by this doctrine ? Pa-
triotism and the purest devotion to the public welfare
are boasted of by the Tories. Somehow or other
their professions are found to be compatible with the
gathering great wealth and fixing their talons on
political power. We know no surer road to a domi-
nion over the hearts and minds of dupes than always
to speak of selfishness as a carnal sin. We, therefore,
understand, and so will the public, what the Morning
Post means by trying to run down the selfish and exalt
the benevolent principle. They will be prepared to
submit to some sacrifice of their selfishness, that the
benevolence of the income taxers may be highly gra-
tified.

THE .QUARRELS OF THE MlGHTY.—Something, it
appears, all men must have to quarrel about, and
while destitution makes men in the manufacturing
districts quarrel for their very existence, those who
are amply provided for quarrel about the honour of
representing the Dublin University in Parliament.
Mr. Devonshere Jackson, the present representative,
is to be a Judge, a Mr. Smith Solicitor-General for
Ireland, and he and a Mr. Hamilton, another Tory.
with their respective partisans, including the Irish
Government on one side, and its Orange supporters
on the other, have gone to loggerheads as to which
of them shall succeed Mr. Jackson. Much ink has
already flowed on this redoubted quarrel, many
tempers have been soured, and, before it is concluded,
most likely some heads may be broken. We look on
the dispute with the utmost indifference. Whether
the one servitor of the Tories or the other succeed, is
of no consequence to the public, which only prays
that the factions into which the Tories are divided
would annihilate each other, without making such a
horrid din. When the Whigs sacrificed their friends
no noise whatever was made about it.

NEW ZEALAND.—Aecording to a Parliamentary
Paper just published, the receipts and expenditure of
this new colony between the 2d of May and the 31st
of December, 1841, amounted to 27,6011., and the
expenditure to 33,026/. Among the items in the
receipts are 3,072 E. from the Customs, and 20,7461.,
the proceeds of Land Sales.

a few hours resembled a sea of flame. More than 2100
acres of forest are already destroyed; in Bohemia the
loss is immense. All human aid seems to be in
vain. The wind, which now blows towards Bo-
hemia, drives the flames down the • mountain,
the detachea houses and the villages in the forests,
are in the greatest danger. Another account , says
that the fire still continued on the 4th. A thousand
men were employed in endeavoUringto stop its progress.
SEPT. 4.—The day ' before ye3terctv there
was a large tire in the village of Vriekebruck, and
yesterday we were alarmed at the report that the town
of Spandau, in which are the powder magazines, &c:,
was in flames ; happily, however, it was only a barn
in the suburbs of the town. Yesterday evening a
building in. the park was reditced to ashes. Such ac-
cidents are the more alarming at a time when the
scarcity of water is more and more felt.. The
Spell awl other streams are extremely low.
Restrictions in the consumption of water have been
issued in several provincial towns. Our markets are
well supplied,- and no rise in prices is to be appre-
' hended. The official accounts of the flax and tobacco
orops in Silesia is very unfavourable. It says " The
flax has totally failed, the drought has done so much
injury to the tobacco, that the very most that can be
expected is an average crop."
COPENHAGEN, SEPT. 2.—The harvest in Zealand is
nearly over; three weeks have sufficed for it. In
some .parts the winter corn has failed; the summer
corn was never finer. It is very heavy and abundant.
Nobody ever remembers to have seen it yield so
amply the barley is particularly remarkable for its
fine colour. The accounts from Fuhnen are not so
favourable.—liamburgh Papers, Sept 9.
HAMBU RGH BORSEN HALLE, SEPT. 9.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents,
Bank Shares 1653 165
Anglo-Russian Loau
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate lO3/ 1(3/
Ins '
‘riptlon Ist series
Russian a per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series ......... "." 91... 95 N
Ditto in Certificates 974j 97
New 4 per Cent. (l 840) B9 s 9
Dutch Actual Debt, 2) per Cent 5l/ 51/
Ditto 5 per Cont.
Polish Bonds
New Tickets 11;8
..
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. Bl
Spanish, New 5 1, r Cents.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURGH, SEPT, 9.-13 9N, Two months lo 8.
PETERSBURG, &yr. 9.—Three months, 37% pence.
RIGA, SEPT. 1. —Three Months, 38.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. Seventy-five days, 12 11.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, SEPT. 6.
Bills. Money
St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. ...... ........... 104/ It 3%
Prussian English Bond:, 1530, 1 per cent. I' •
Exchange on London ..... ...... 6 ::4 }a
Prussian State Gazette, Sept. 7.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.

The Funds continued flat, and Consols left off at
924 92+ for Mongy ; India Stock, 249 251 ; Exche-
quer Bills, Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 premium.
In the Foreign market the prices of the Securities
were—Belgian, 102 103; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 52+ 52+; the Five per Cents., 1021
1024 ; Danish, 83 84 ; .and Brazilian, 66+ 67+, this
last showing an improvement.
The quotation of Mexican was 35+ 35i. This de-
cline is attributed to operations which have been car-
ried on' by parties who have occupied a very conspi-
cuous position in a large blue book, lately presented
to Parliament, and who, within the last two days,
have been endeavouring to depress these bonds ; and
following the example of Messrs. Solari and Rapallo,
to raise that of Spanish.
In the Share Market, London and Birmingham
were 179 181 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 42
44; Great Western, tB2 83; the Half Shares,
224- ; Eastern Counties, 8+ 8i ;
Shares, 27 28; South Eastern
591 59'1 ; South Western, 58 59 ; North Midland
5a
n6ds aD; ot‘h- eer, N2e2w
Northern and Eastern, 38 38+ ; Blackwall, 37
37,k ; and Brighton, 33+ 33+ per share.
The quotations for the Bonds . were :—Colombian
20+ 21 ; Peruvian, 15 16; Portuguese Five per
Cents., 351 3522 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 161 16+;
and the :Three per Cents., 21120+.
The greater demand for money was most visible in
the afternoon, but a higher rate than two per cent.
could not be obtained, at which there were eager lenders.
Letters to the 14th of May have been received from
Port Phillip. The intelligence from the settlement is
favourable, both as regards imports and the prospect
for colonial produce. The large quantity of cottons
and other articles had been gradually worked off, and
prices had proportionably increased. This intelligence,
coupled with that by the overland mail, appears to
lead to the conclusion that affairs in Australia are in
a state of progressive advancement. AlthDugh the re-
sult of the last sales of wool did not show such high
prices as those previously had done, yet it would
seem that a high profit was given to the grower. It
attempts against the Monte Videans, which com-
pletely may be here remarked, that quite a new feature has
of late arisen in this article—that of large quanti-
ties of our colonial produce now being exported to
Gerfaan,
upon which country we for years were
dwholly dependent for our supplies.
Intelligence from the Mauritius to the 4th June
has come to hand. • The crop of sugar had all been
made, and had proved greater than had been expected.
The planters generally having determined to ship the
greater part on their own account, in preference to
selling it in ()Pen market, as had usually been the
case, prices were nominally higher. The want of
labour continued, and the late measures with regard
to the Hill Coolies had been received, and gave satis-
faction, leading. to the expectation that the crop next
year would far exceed that of the present.
A few letters from Buenos Ayres up to the Ist of
July, state that no alteration had occurred either in
political or commercial affairs ; the latter were as bad
as they well could be. Rosas was exerting every
effort to get money, in order to provide for his
paralysed all commercial operations. No al-
terations
had taken place in the rate of exchange.

(From flee Sun of Last Night.)
The prices of the English Funds continue flat, with
but little business; jobbers, however, do not appear
inclined to force stock upon the market, and hence
business is solely confined to real investments. In the
present state of the market, the effect of the
payment of the October dividends is looked
for with some anxiety, the current rate
for the employment of money for commercial pur-
poses not exceeding 24 per cent. ; when the sums thus
issued are thrown upon it, it is suFposed that the
speculators for a fall, should there be any, will be
severe losers. Meanwhile, the more experienced
dealershave been made for time during the last ten days.
for and scarcely any bargains
Money rather buyers, and
93 Consols f
for
r theare
rr
ee
9holding
Account
off,;
New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents., 101 1011; Exchequer Bills, Old, 51 53 ;
New, 49 51 prem. A small amount of Reduced
Three per Cents. have been sold, although the books
are closed against public transfers, at 1014.
Foreign Securities have ' been comparatively neg-
lected; holders are, however, firm. The transactions
quite so good, being 35i-
per Cents., 674 for Money and
Account.beenDutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
The quotation for Mexican
i Five
not
Bonds to-day
id
for
Bihave
the
Brazilian
Scarcely anything has been done in Shares—South
Western have been sold at 59 ; Eastern Counties, iii ;
the New Shares, 81. 4s. 2d. ; the Debentures, 101. 9s.
Thirds, 194 ; and York and N orth Midland New
i-
Shares, 36. 111-; Blackwall, 74 ; North Midland,
2d
B. ; a
rCgrao:t: Croydon,
foron ,
time have been made in Colombian
Bonds, 20i-.;. Spanish Five per Cents., 16i; and in
the Three per Cents., 211. '
Private letters from the manufacturing districts
this morning, speak more favourably of the state of
trade, and a rise of prices is expected.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 10.—
Theret is no improvement to-day in our market,
but prices are tolerably firm. Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 234 ; North Midland, 57 ; Ditto Halves,
28 ; London and South Western, 59 594 ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, Quarters, 54 54.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
llndia Stock
Ditto Bonds
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities —
Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 49 pm
per cent...... Ditto 5001 5l pm
Ditto Small
,Bank Stoc k for Acct. 167
!India Stock for Acet...
Consols for Acct 93
, I
FOREIGN FUNDS.
per cent....
Austrian, h Portuguese, 5 per cent.
5.
Belgian'sl3onds... ....... Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian
674,Prussian, 5 per cent.
Ilueno s A y
;Russian, 5 pet cent...., 112
res 6 cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent ...... Ditto, 'Metallic . ....
Colombian, 6 per cent—. Spanish, 5 per cent...... 161
Ditto, 1624 Ditto, Deferred .
........
Danis ..
i, 3 per ..... cent....... French, 5 per cent...
—‘ --.e.
Greek, 1825, 5 Per cznt.
fExchanbe
Alexican, 5 per cent ..... 351 'French, 3 percent —f. —e.
Ditto, 6 per cent. ity37 Dutch,i 21 per cent. s2i
P(ruvian,l62s,6 per et. Ditto,' 5 pet „en,.
..
...
SHARES.
... _
Per

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. •••• •••
3 per Cent. con.
.. 924
..
31/ per Cent. Red... ....... 1014
New 3a per Cent... .loli
N,!w 5 per Cen,.
Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 .... ..

(50 North nlidland
..... ''''''
1631t91:
Edinburgh and
" ( 231 aid) ...
Ditto New Shares ( paid) .... ..... 81 4s 2d
Ditto Debentures ........ ..... ......•••101 95 '2d
1 and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 48*
Great Wresitern Railway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares ( 50 paid)...
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and BrightOn (60 paid)
London
London and 13irrningham (90)
Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) 4714
Ditto Thirds (32 Paid)
London and South estern (4116 s 104 d) 58*
and 131ackwall ( paid)
London and Crovdon Railway (Trunk) ...) joi
Counties Railway (100 paid)
paid)
Paris and Rouen (18 19i
' South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)......... 22*
36*
usTRIA).I::YILIN OS.— VIENNA, SEPT. 2,
Fire„ per Cents. 1141'4AVe
6eeil:klipatordniNt (20 paid)
Four per Cents . f ..... ••• ..... 1D
hYhrl
Bank Shal•. s •••
Allgemeine Zcitung,S pt. 6.

SUMMARY OF NEWS'

AND

Viublte Optitton.

" il'ho runs may lead.'

w 0.~~1~ dti'„

The leading articles of the French journals are
either on subjects respecting which all the interest, as
far as the public at large are concerned, has been ex-
hausted,, or respecting which they _feel no interest at
all. The Constitutionnel has devoted two columns to
remarks, on the recent ordonnance of the King of
Prussia, and it promises to return to the subject.
The • Courrier Francais, arguing upon the old
adage that where there is a great deal of smoke there
must be some fire, observes that there must have been
some foundation for the various rumours which have
been current of an attempt to assassinate the Emperor
of Russia, and then goes on seriously to account for
the supposed danger in which the life of the Emperor
is placed by the despotic manner he exercises his power
over his subjects, and more particularly over Poland.
The Grand Duke of Baden having sent the Count
de Lassolaye to Strasburgh on the occasion of the
visit of the Duke de Nemours, to compliment the
Prince in the name of the Grand Duke, General Mar-
quis de Laplace was sent afterwards to Carlsruhe by
the Duke de Nemours to express his thanks for this
attention. Before the return of the Marquis de La-
place, the Grand Duke conferred on him the Cross of
the Order of the Lion of Zachringen.
Some of the Madrid Journals state that M. Olozaga
has been charged by the Spanish Government with a
special mission to France and Belgium, and that his
departure was to take place in a short time.
It is stated that negotiations are on the tapis be-
tween the Spanish and Dutch Governments, for the
conclusion of a treaty of commerce for the introduc-
tion into Spain of Dutch linens.
The Charge d'Affaires of Holland, Baron de Gro-
vestins, has already submitted the provisions of the
s tid Treaty to the Cabinet of Madrid; and as a Com-
mittee, of which Senor Olozaga is a member, has been
appointed to make a Report thereon, the journey of
the Hon. Deputy is stated to have reference to that
object. _ _

A letter from Desden, September 3, announces the
arrival of Prince Milosch in that town on the 28th
ult. He dined on the 31it with the Royal Family,
at Pillnitz, the day after with the Austrian Minister,
and the succeeding day with the Ambassador of
Russia. He was received at Court, as well as by the
corps diplmnatique, in the most flattering manner.

runzac OPINION. - •
The Scotsman comments on the impropriety of the
Non-Intrusion journals attacking the Queen for not
attending worship in the High Church, and says :
" Her Majesty comes to. Scotland on a pleasure
excursion, and does what the meanest of her
subjects is privileged to do—worships God ac-
cording to the forms 'of the Church of which
she is a member; and a set of intolerant
bigots represent this simple and proper act as
an insult to the people of Scotland, and the
harbinger of persecution and despotism ! These per-
sons, while raving about liberty of conscience, would
deny their Sovereign the humble privilege which the
Turks grant to their Christian slaves ! Her Majesty
may' be very friendly to the Kirk ; but, in its present
attitude of defiance to the law, what might be a harm-
less act of courtesy in other circumstances, would be a
sacrifice of her regal dignity."
In allusion to the present combination existing
among the bakers, the Cambrian remarks :—" We are
no advocates for Government interference in matters
of trade ; but if tradesmen, especially bakers, com-
bine in the manner they had done. It is quite time
the old system of 'assize ' was restored, and the
price of bread fixed by the legislative authorities, as
is done at present in Paris."