The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-16 00:00:00

HAAIBITItG MAIL.

BERLIN, AUG. I.—II is said that h►s Majesty the
King of Prussia during his visit to the Russian
court, only once honoured the city- of St. Petersburgh
with hs presence, and then stopped but for a few
hours. Various conjectures, which, however, are not
suited for publicity; are made on the subject. It is
said that the interest manifested by the northern
capital in the joyful celebration of the 25th anni-
versary of the marriage of its august sovereign, by
no means answers the expectations that were en-
tertained. The cause is alleged to be the discon-
tent of the Russian nobles who are displeased that
the humane Emperor endeavours more and more to
civilise his people, because the .despotic power which
they have hitherto exercised over their vassals is
thereby diminished.—Ditfield Gazette.
CASSEL, AUGUST 3.—The Commission of the navi-
gation of the Weser is to meet this year at Carlshafen.
Deputies take part in the Conference from Prussia,
llanover, Hesse, Cassel, Oldenburg, Lippe, Detmold,
and Bremen. The Commissioners do not seem to
expect much from the Conference. The expense of
improving the navigation of the Weser would be very
great on account of the number of shallow places
which would have to be dispersed, .and this is the
great obstacle to be overcome.

HANOVER, AUGUST B.—The King again left the
capital this morning at eleven o'clock to pass some
days at Celle.

lIAMBURGII, AUG. 11.—DUTY ON COTTON TWIST.
—The Prussian State Gazette contains a remarkable
article on the wishes of some cotton-spinners to raise
the import deity. on English twist. The writer ob-
serves that the very same complaint was made, and
the same r.medy proposed ten years ago ; that a Com-
mssion was appointed, to which the following ques-
tion was proposed :.—" Can the cotton yarn manufac-
.tories flourish and increase with the duty now levied
on the importation of Ibreign twist.?" The answer
of the Commission was, "No, they cannot exist with
the present duty ; an increase of them is not to be
thought of, as experience has proved." The duty has
not been augmented ; and if this measure had ✓been
well founded, there should now, after a lapse of eight
years, be no increase of their establishments in our
country. Instead of this, we find that they are
doubled—nay, that the increase took place at the
very time (1835 and 1836) when all prospect of
higher protection was taken from them, for
some considerable time at least ; that this increase was
effected by extremely costly establishments, partly by
the same men, experienced and grown Old in their
business, who delivered and signed the above answer,
and now repeat the same complaint. All th€se con-
tradictions are to be acepttnted for by the fluctuations
in the cotton manufactures of Great Britain, and the
great difference in the price of raw cotton and those
of yarn..

The writer adduces various arguments to show that
a duty 'sufficiently high wholly to render ineffectual
the influence of England would inevitably ruin the
cotton manufacturers, and that nothing could justify
so dangerous an experiment, of risking important
existing establishments which have proved beneficial
to the • proAperity of the c6untry, in order to support
others far less. important, and which besides could not
exist without the fimmer.

So far as is known the very great majority of the
commercial authorities in the Prussian State, that
have been consulted on this question, have declared
against the augmentation of the import duty on
twist.

HAMBURGH BORSEN HALLE, Ato. 12.
Hits. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares

A nglo.Russian I.nan
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certifiente I 3.?„, Ii 3%
Invriptiiiiii, Ist serir.i .
Russian a per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th •
Series
Ditto in Certificates 9; 97 i
New 4 pert ent. (1840)
Dutch Actual Debt, •..% per Cent. .........
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Polish Bonds r-

New Tickets
Anglo-Danish Loin, 3 per Cent. • 83 79
Spanish, New .5 p r Cents.... ........... tti
EXCHANGES ON LONDOIO.
HAMIWRGA, AIU. 14—13 9, Two months I I :14..
Pgressistrac. Arc s.—Three months, 37% pence.
Rica, u3O Three Months, 3s.
Cu ancrian Jut 39--'I firm menthe, 4 £6.
BELGIAN V NDS—Batismet.s, Avc.l3.
Actual Debt, 24 per Cent.
Rothschild's Lean. S per Cent JOIN
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 9l
--- per Cent....
10%
I( 1
Loan of City, 4 per Cent 2
Society 64,Commerce, 4 t,per Cent. P6
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 73

N 7 tional Society —
Exeilanee on Londsm (short) ..... ...... , —.
—Brussels Pavers, Aug. 13.
A ['STRIA N FUN DS.—Vigniss, AVG. 4
f ive pee Cents. Netalliques
Foir per Cents. 1(1%
Three p,r Cents.
fl.ark nharr.:

PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BertuN, AVG. P.
Hi Is. Mvney
Et. St•huld Sch , 4 per cenL lO3 1 :34
Prussian English Bond , 1530, t per cent. 12%
Ex& ange on I.mndon
Prussian State Gazette, Aug 10.