The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-12 00:00:00

RUSSIAN FINAN CE.

His Majesty the Emperor has addreised the follow-
ing ukase to the Minister of Finance:—

"Taking into consideration that the projected forma-
tion of a railroad from St. Fetersbui?h to Moscow,
at the expense of the State, will require during the
progress of the work the sum of forty or fifty millions
of silver roubles, according to the calculated estimate,
we have thought fit to negotiate a foreign loan on the
following basis :
" 1. For the expenses necessary for the construc-
tion of the above-mentioned railroad during the year
1843, the loan is fixed at eight millions of silver rou-
bles. During the following years, the amount of the
loan is to be regulated according to the progress of
the work.

" 2. This laan is to be inscribed in the great book
of the public debt of Russia, under the title of the
second loan at 4 per cent.
"There shall be delivered for this loan inscriptions
of 500 silver roubles each. They shall be distributed
in 320 series of 50 inscriptions each.
"These inscriptions shall bear an annual rent of
5 per cent., to be dated from the Ist of August of
this present year. 20 coupons shall be attached to
each inscription, on the presentation of which the rent
due at the corresponding term shall be paid. The
payment of this rent shall take place at St. Peters-
burgh, at the Commission of the Sinking Fund,
half-yearly, from the Ist to the 15th of February,
and the Ist to the 15th of August, inclusive.
" At the expiration of the first ten years of the loan,
fresh coupons shall be issued for the inscriptions
still in circulation.

" 3. For the sinking fund of these inscriptions,a spe-
cial fund shall be assigned, which cannot be con-
founded with other loans, and will form, for each of
the two first years, commencing with 1843, 75,000
silver roubles yearly, and for the following years,
commencing with 1845, 200,000 silver roubles, or 24
per cent. of the nominal capital of this loan, yearly.
" This fund, as for the first loan at 4 per cent., shall
be effected at the reimbursement of the inscriptions
belonging to the series, which are to be drawn by lot,
so that for each inscription drawn by lot, there shall
be paid 500 silver roubles. To this effect the inscrip-
tion shall be recommitted to the Commission for the
sinking fund, with the coupons, the terms of payment
for which shall not yet have expired.
"4. The realisation of the loan for the construc-
tion of the railroad between St. Petersburgh and
Moscow is confided to the commercial house of our
banker, Baron Stieglitz, at St. Petersburgh, who has
shown a laudable zeal on this occasion, for the ac-
complishment of this important national undertaking.
The firm of Stieglitz and Co. will realise this loan,
according as circumstances shall require, and con-
formably with your notification.
"5. As this loan is intended for the said railroad
alone, the money arising therefrom cannot be appro-
priated to any other purpose, but must be placed sepa-
rately from all other revenues and expenses of the
State. (Signed) "NICHOLAS."

PRISON DISCIPLINE.—DEATH OF MRS. SHEEN.—
The woman who was the mother of Sheen, who some
time ago escaped the consequences of a. capital in-
dictment laid against him for the murder of his child,
owing to a flaw found in it through the legal subtlety
of his Counsel, Mr. Clarkson, has breathed her last.
Some time after the escape of her son, Mrs. Sheen
fitted up two houses of a certain description, and ma-
naged to make a great deal of money, until about two
years ago, when she was apprehended as an extensive
receiver of stolen property, and fully committed for
trial. On her trial it was proved that she had pur-
chased a waistcoat from a youth, who had stolen it
from his parents, for sixpence, which a few days
before cost 15s. ; and on an officer going to her
house a quantity of stolen property was found
there. She was convicted at the Old Bailey, and sen-
tenced to seven years' transportation. Previous to
the trial, however, she made over her property to her
favourite son "Bill," so as to secure it from the grasp
of the Sheriff in the event of conviction. The pro-
perty, consisting of Bank Stock and houses to a con-
siderable amount, was taken possession of by Bill, and
Mrs. Sheen being considered too old to be sent " over
the water," was transmitted to the Millbank Peniten-
tiary instead of New South Wales. Owing, it is
said, to the prison discipline, and being deprived of
those luxuries she had been in the habit of enjoying,
her health gradually gave way, and at Length her ill-
ness assumed so alarming a character that a fortnight
ago her sentence was wholly commuted, and she was
discharged from the prison. She was taken home in
a cab to the house of her son, where die gradually got
worse, and expired on Saturday last.—Morning Ad-
vertiser.

We understand that the copies of the British treaty
and correspondence, published first in a certain paper,
were stolen from the files of the United States Senate,
with the connivance of a United States senator, sworn
to secresy till the injunction was removed. It was
then sent to New York and published, for the pur-
pose of deprecating the President and Mr. Webster.
We learn further that the whole transaction will soon
be brought to light.—American Paper.