The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-03 00:00:00

BO U RSE-PARIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 30.

tint Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Pecs. Price.
French S per Com, ll9 45 12'1 119 85 ... 119 95
4' per Caps lO7 50 11)7 50 107 50 107 50
4 per Cents. ...... 102 ... 102 102 ... 102
per Cants Bl 70 _. 81 75 ... 81 70 SI 75
sank of rranct.
14ltttte Sant: 5,004)) shares 5048 75 ...5048 75 —.5048 75 ...5044 75
tSeigian !Sank 1841
Belgian 5 per Cents.
5 per Cents., 1840 1t.5% ... 1051.6 105% .. 105%
ip2nish Active 56 ... ... 2574 ... 25%
Passive 5 ... 5 ... 474 4%
Portuguese 5 per Cents. 124 224 ... 324 ... 324
Neapolitan
Ftrman

RAILWAY SHARES.
Sit. Germain
Versailleb. R. 1
L. 13
liouen 552 5(1 ... 550 25 ... 552 50 ... 556 25

,irle-to. ....
Strasburg to Bale 926 75 ... 238 75 ... 237 50 ... t:',B 75

BELGIAN P UNDS—BitussaLi, APRIL 31)
Actual Debt, 24. per Cent.
Rothichatl's Loan, 5 per C-nt lO3
Loan of Thirty Million', 4 per Cent. 934
3per Cent.

Thirty.seven

054.0) lOtg
Loan of City, 1V32,4 per Cent. 95

Societyot Commerce,4Sper Cent B2

Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ............. 78
National Society
Exchange on Londem (short)
...Brussels Papers, A pril:3o.
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, APRIL 29.
bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares 1715 1710
Anglo-Russian Loan lle% 1;0%
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate lOl
Inscription, Ist series
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto in Certificates
New 4 per Cent. (1840) 9,1 90k,
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent sl7i 51%
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Polish Bonds 155
New Tickets
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Coat.
Spanish, New 5 p,.r Cents.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBIJRGH, A PRIL 10IA , Two months 13 8%.
PETERSBURG, APRIL 18.—Three months, 38 pence.
RIGA, APRIL 23. -Three Months, 38 7-32.
STOCKHOLM, APRIL 22. Seventy-flve days, 12 15.
VIENNA, 'iPRIL 21.—Three months. 9. 41pt.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS..BERLIN, Amt. 26.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent.
Inl y
Prussian English Bonds, mo, 4 per cent. It'3 102%
Enchange on London
Prussian State Gazette, April 27.

THE BRAZIL TR ADE.—A Liverpool merchant has
transmitted to us an official report of the amount and
estimated value of British goods imported into the
Brazils during the years 1840 and 1841, which points out
the vast importance of the trade to this country. The
value of the goods is estimated at six millions sterling,
and most of the imports had greatly increased since 1840.
The following are a few of the returns for 1841 :—Ale
and Porter, 16,333 barrels ; Butter, 17,169 firkins ;
Codfish, 36,240 tubs ; Coals, 13,925 tons ; Cotton goods,
24,968 packages ; Soap, 37,404 boxes ; Hardware, 3,801
packages, and about eighty other articles of British ma-
nufacture. Our Correspondent justly says, " There is
food for our legislators, who will soon be called
upon to decide whether we can afford to lose a trade of
such magnitude, for the want of a little more recipro-
city, and in carrying on which the country is not bur-
dened with the cost of a standing army, or subject to any
of the drawbacks of colonial ' possessions.' "

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
There is not a feature to notice in the mercantile af-
fairs of the City to-day; the Bank and Stock-Exchange
being closed, and business in the Colonial markets not
commencing until to-morrow.
The private letters by the last arrival from America
are of a more encouraging description than those by the
, steamers. It would appear that a far healthier state of
business is gradually approaching, and that the neces-
sity of adopting some measure fur the restoration of na-
tional credit is universally admitted. The general feel-
ing appeared to be that a comprehensive method should
be taken, whereby not only the deficiency now
existing should be met, but that it ought to be
such as should leave an amount sufficient to meet future
claims, and provide a contingent fund. The conduct of
the States of Indiana, Illinois, and Mississippi, al-
though seriously injuring their creditors, had worked
some general good, by creating a jealousy on the part of
the other, and of the United States, that they, and the
Federal Government, should not be supposed to partici-
pate in similar notions ; hence the necessity for direct
taxation was admitted, and the loan system denounced
as being bad in principle. Business was better, and the
Bank discounted bills drawn for legitimate purposes
more freely ; but these letters, generally, discourage the
idea of consignments under existing circumstances.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
This being a holiday at the Bank and Stock Exchange, no
business was going on in the Money Market, and Monday
never being a day of business in the Colonial Market there is
no feature to notice.

The foreign arrivals are ♦ery numerous from almost all
qu'arters, but in consequence of the long prevailing easterly
wind, almost every date has been anticipated.
Intelligence from New York ten days later than those which
were previously received, has some to hand, hut nothing is
known beyond what appears in another part of the paper, the
commercial letters not having been delivered.
Livzitroot COTTON MARKET, APRIL 30.—The market
was very dull on Saturday, the sales amounting to 3,000 bales,
including 100 on speculation, and 500 for export ; prices re-
main the same.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 30.—We have had
an improvement during the past week in Shares generally,
with a tendency to higher prices for most of the good lines.
Since the meeting of the South Western Railway Company
there has been a good demand for their newly created shares
at 3 and 3i premium. The demand has; continued to-day,
and 4 prem. has been pail Eastern Counties are also in
fair request.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 30.—We have
had a good demand for Shares to-day, and the market con-
tinues very firm. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 543 ; North 111id-
land, 671,12 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 3314 ; South Eastern
and Dover, 313.

COVENT GARDLN—THEATRE.
GERMAN OPERA.
The German Opera season commenced last evening,
at Covent Garden Theatre, under the able auspices of
Mr. Bunn. The piece chosen for the opening was
Weber's magnificent opera of Der Freischutz. Herr
Eichberger, primo tenore to the King of Prussia, made
his first appearance before an English audience, in the
character of Max (the Rhodolph of the English version).
Herr Eichberger possesses a good person and an
expressive countenance. His voice is a pure tenor
of great sweetness, but rather deficient in power. This
defect of power, however, is more than compensated for
by the tenderness, the expressiveness, and the flexibility
of his intonations, and as Herr Eichberger is an accom-
plished musician, his scientific knowledge enables hiw to
prevent his deficiency of power from becoming too ap-
parent, In his great scena in the first act, nothing
could exceed the beauty with which he gave
the more level passages of the melody. Al-
though he had scarcely power of voice sufficient to do
justice to the bravura passages in an area so vast as that
of Covent-garden, he was much and deservedly ap-
plauded. Staudigl was the Caspar. Staudigl has lost
none of his immense volume of voice since he left us.
He is the Lablache of Germany, and his Caspar is by
far the most spirited and powerful representation of that
character that has ever yet been given. He gave the drink-
ing song with a gusto that completely carried away his au-
ditory. lie was of course obliged to repeat it, and, had he
attended to the calls of the audience, he would have sung
it a third time. With the exception of the Huntsmen's
Chorus, this was the only encore of the evening.
Madame Stoeckel Heinefetter was advertised for the
part of Agathe. In consequence, however, of her severe
indisposition, Madame Schodel undertook the part at a
short notice, and performed it excellently. Her opening
scene in the second act was truly magnificent, and nothing
but its extreme length, and the consequent fear of
fittiguing Madam Schodel too much, prevented a call for
its repetition. She was loudly and most judiciously
applauded, arid in a matter that must have been highly
gratifying to her ; because it showed that her efliwts
were praperly appreciated by her audience. Fraulein
Gned made her first appearance in this country, in the
little character of Annchen. This young lady is quite
a German beauty. She has an intelligent, expressive
countenance, a clear and powerful voice, and acts with
great spirit. In the soubrette parts of comic opera
we should imagine she must be first-rate.
The choruses were got up with all that precision and
attention to minutiae for which the Germans are so cele-
brated ; and the mise en scene was worthy of Covent-
garden. The orchestra a, presided over by Herr Lachner,
musical director to the Grand Duke of Baden, and con-
ducted by Herr Ganz, kapellmeister to the Duke of
Hesse Darmstadt, was full and complete, and did full
justice to the overture, the masterpiece of Weber. It was
evidently a labour of love with all concerned, and
never have we had this superb overture mdre expres-
sively or more admirably given. It was indeed a treat
to hear such an overture performed by such an orches-
tra. At the conclusion of the opera, " God save the
Queen" was sung, the solo parts being sustained by Ma-
dame Schodel, Herr Stataiigl, and Herr Eichberger.
The performances were well and fashionably attended.
Ge:

'he ineral Steam Navigation Company's vessel
the Giraffe, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custura•housv
on Sunday, with the Dutch mail.