The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

111031 THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DILI.
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—It is understood that the Dutch Government are
proposing to establish a line of steamers between Singapore
and Batavia to carry the overland mails, and for the convey-
ance of Dutch passengers. The merchants connected with
the trade of the East are anxiously looking for the remainder
of their letters by the Bombay mail of the Ist ult, rid South-
ampton. The inconvenience of there being no regular steamer
for this purpose is much felt in the City, and the plan of
leaving the dispatches for the chance of a steamer from Con-
stantinople calling at Malta, en route for Southampton, to
take them up, is greatly deprecated.
The amount of remittances brought by the Tay packet, on
account of the Mexican dividends, is 10,000 dolls.
The mercantile letters from Mexico contain tolerably full
particulars as to the capture of Santa Anna. Being in the
vicinity of Mexico (city) with about 10,000 men, he
marched upon Puebla, which he attacked without effect
on the Ist and 2d of January. Retiring to a neighbouring
village, he remained there till the 10th, when hearing
that Generals Bravo and Paredes had reached San Martin,
with 9,000 men, he left the bulk of his forces at Las Vigus—
having first directed them to make their submission to the
new Government—and, with 2,000 men, marched towards
the coast. On reaching the pass of La 011 a, which is situate
between Las Vigus and Jalapa, and was strongly fortified by
the troops under General Rivera, he asked in vain to be
allowed to pass, and being unable to force it, abandoned the
troops, who had remained faithful to him to the last. On
the morning of the 13th of January he went off, with half-a-
dozen followers, by an unfrequented path, along the
.Sierra
de Perote, endeavouring to escape to the coast, but in the
night of the 15th he was arrested at the village of Jalacingo,
not far from his own estate of Manga de Clavo, and was sent
under arrest to the Castle of Perote, where he was a prisoner
at the date of the advices.
Santa Anna has sent a memorial to Congress, wherein,
after recapitulating the services he has done his country, he
offers to exile himself for ever. Some think that Congress
will ultimately accept this proposal, although there seemed a
strong determination to bring him to the scaffold, and they had
actually senta judge to Perote to question him, and had formed
a grand jury to try him. Legal difficulties will, it is thought,
stand in the way of trying a chief magistrate ; and should
the process—as it most likely would—prove of long duration,
there is the chance of Santa Anna again rallying his party.
The present quarrel, it is to be recollected, is between two
sections of the Centralist party; but the Federalists are be-
ginning to stir themselves, and that might lead to a coali-
tion of their political adversaries. One of the ill effects of
the unsettled condition of Mexico was the state of the roads,
which are now infested by robbers. In trade very little was
doing.
As far as concerns the mere fact of Santa Anna's capture,
these accounts confirm those previously received from New
York; but all the details are so very different, that there are
many in the City who consider that the former account was
only a lucky guess, and that the advices by the Tay bring
the first authentic information of the affair.
SUN.—Consols close rather heavily at 99% % for Money,
and 100 to % for Account. Exchequer-bills touched 68s.
premium.
Spanish Active Bonds were 29%; and the Three per
Cents. 40% to 41. Mexican brought 36% % only. Colom-
bian were 1414 to %. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
were 63%.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been
these :—The Bristol and Exeter, 13 ; Cambridge and Lin-
coln, 4.,,g; Churnet Valley, 51,, ; Dublin and Belfast, 3;
Eastern Counties, 6%; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1214 ;
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 6%; Great North of
England. New, 15 to %; Great Western, 97 ; Lancaster and
Carlisle, 20 ; London and Birmingham, Thirds, 42 ; Brighton,
14 to 13%; South-Western, New, 9%; London and York,
3/ to 1 ' • Lynn and Ely, 3 ; Midland, 40% to 41 ; New, 11%;
44‘,vcastle and Darlington, 23 ; North British, 7 to % ;
Nortkern and Eastern, 17 ; Ditto, Quarter, 514 to 1,4 ; North
Kent, 1%; Rughy, 234 to 3 ; North Wales, 2%; Midland,
Birmingham, and Derby, 6 ; Direct Northern, 1%; Shrews-
bury and Birmingham, 11, : South Devon, 7% to 7 ; South-
Eastern, 8%; Staines and Richmond, 1,4 ;South Wales, 314
to 2%; West Cornwall, 3; York and North Midland, 48 to
; Selby, 44 to 45%; Ditto, Extension, 10%; Great North-
ern of France, 1%; Orleans and Vierzon, 151, to 14%;
Orleans and Bordeaux, 7%; Paris and Orleans, 30%; and
Rouen and Havre, 17 premium ; Sheffield to Lincoln were
14 premium to par; Hull and Gainsborough were % ; and
Preston and Wyre, 19% discount.

Lord William Lennox visited Captain Siborne's new
Waterloo model yesterday, his Lordship was the fourth
member of his family on this glorious field, accompany-
ing the late Duke of Richmond who was present, al-
though not a military man. •
SALMON FISHING.—The present being the 10th of
March, our river opened for net and coble, agreeably to
Act of Parliament ; and though the active tenant, Mr.
Welsh, had only a half-day's work when we saw him, he
was not without a portion of good luck. One fresh run
salmon was taken, and two sea trout, which found a ready
market—the former at 2s. and the latter at Is. 6d. per lb.
Burn trout were also caught in considerable numbers, which
sell readily at 4d. per lb. About fifty liggers were taken in
all, and returned to the pools, until they have time to recruit
their health by a run to the Solway. Two salmon were taken
with the rod this afternoon below the Dock, one of which at
least was clean.—Dumfries Courier.
EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL OPERATION IN THE
GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY.—We understand that one of
those brilliant operations which has crowned the labours of
modern surgery, and made it the instrument of its unspeak-
able value to the species, was performed in our Royal Infir-
mary on Monday last. A boy, labouring under cancer of the
lower jaw, which must inevitably have consigned him to his
grave in a few weeks, had that bone cut out of itsjoint at the
temple, and with the bone the cancer removed. The boy is
doing well, and we have heard that sanguine hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery. • Indeed he has not had a bad
symptom.— Glasgow National.
THE CURE AS BAD AS THE COMPLAINT.—The uni
versa' inquiry is, whefe can all the base coin that is about
London have come from ? Surely it is not in consequence of
a dividend having been paid on the Pennsylvanian bonds last
week P—Punch.

THE CHANTING Iliwx.—A few days since a gen-
tleman shot, in the neighbourhood of Hasborough, a very
curious bird, called the chanting hawk, or Falco musicus
dandin. It is a native of Africa, and is very seldom seen in
this country. Cuvier says it is the only bird of prey that
sings agreeably. In size it equals the goshawk, its plumage
is grey above, white, barred with brown on the lower part
of the back and on the under parts of the body. It is pre-
served by Mr. Spinks, hair-dresser, North Wa!sham, where
it may be seen. .
The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the
receipt of 401., No. 55,301, " from L. F. C , for the revenue of
the country."

EMALE SERVANTS' HOME SOCIETY.—Last even-
ing the anniversary meeting of this society, which is established for
the protection and religious and moral instruction of female ser-
vants out of place, was held at the inquest-room, St. Andrew's.
court, Holborn—Alderman Sir James Duke, Knt., M.P., in the
chair. .The report stated that during the past year fifty-four ser-
vants had been received as inmates, and two thousand two hundred
registered their names for situations in the metropolis alone. The
receipts amounted to 128/. and the expenditure exceeded 180/.
The report was adopted, and several eloquent appeals in behalf of
the charity were made by the Rev. Mr. Brown, and other clergy-
men.