The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-19 00:00:00

The following is the proposition which was adopted:—

Some of the journals express themselves strongly in favour
of this resolution.

The price of bread had fallen in Paris, and for the last
fortnight of November had been fixed at 36c. the kilo-
gsamme, or about 60. for the 41b. loaf. For the first
fortnight of the month it had been 39c. the kilogramme.
.... . .. .

The following are miscellaneous extracts from the
papers:—

" All the vessels destined for the western coast of Africa have
received orders to leave France as soon as possible. The Caraibe,
steam frigate, which bears the Admiral's sag, is to proceed in the
first instance to Cadiz, to come to some understanding, it Is said,
with the officer in command of the English squadron, relative to
the object of their joint mission.

"The Minister of the Interior has Just addressed to the Pre-
fects of the Departments a circular, calling on them to send in
such documents as may be useful to draw up, according to the
wish expressed by the Committee on the budget of receipts of
1846, a statement of the mortmain property belonging to the
several charitable establishments in each department. The Mi-
nister also directs the Prefects to collect detailed information rela-
tive to the property of every kind belonging to the hospitals and
other charitable establishments within their district.

" The Chateau de Ferney Voltaire was sold-1;; auction on the
12th inst., at Gex, for 456,000 f., to M. Grignolet, late a shawl
manufacturer at Paris, who is reported to be the possessor of a
fortune of 20,000,000 f., or 800,0001. sterling, and has a son deaf
and dumb, who, it is positively stated, will be shortly married to a
young lady of a distinguished family at Geneva.
" On Thursday last a locomotive engine, about to convey some
English workmen along the railroad to a certain point, set off of
itself from Blois, without an engineer or stoker, and ran with
such velocity that it went a distance of seven leagues in ten mi-
nutes, and then stopped of its own accord, the valve having spon-
taneously opened and let off the steam.

" On the 11th a petition was presented in the Chamber of De-
puties at Dresden, praying the Government to take measures to
prevent the possibility of a scarcity of food. The Minister of
State, De Falkenstein, declared that, from the inquiries made, no
serious apprehension of a scarcity ought to be entertained—first, be-
cause the potato disease was not general in Saxony; and, next,
because the harvest was not a failure. The Minister added, that
if any extraordinary circumstances arose, the Government would
immediately adopt such measures as would be advantageous to the
country."

" The Lucerne Slate Gazette publishes a long confessron, by
Muller, of the murder of M. Leu. He states that he made an en-
trance into the house of the victim by means of a ladder, and
shot him as he lay in bed, then rushed out of the house and made
his escape. Muller declares that he never would have committed
the murder if large sums of money had not been offered to him as
an inducement. The liberal journals in Switzerland concur, how-
ever, in opinion, that the denunciations of persons who have been
arrested as accomplices have no foundation in fact, whatever truth
there may be in the confession of Muller as regards himself.
" The New Zurich Gazette of the 13th says:—' The Government
of Lucerne has required our Government to arrest all such of the
assassins of M. Len as have taken refuge in our canton, but, with
the exception of Lieutenant Brummer, already arrested, none can
be found within this canton.'"

The market for Stock as well as Shares on the Paris
Bourse on Monday was more firm.
The Three per Cents. closed at 821. 55c. ; the Orleans
Railroad Shares, 1,1651.; Rouen, 9801. ; Northern, 726 f.
2.5 c.; Havre, 777 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 950 f. ; Vierzon, 680 f.;
Bordeaux, 620 f.; Boulogne, 530 f.; Troyes and Montereau,
466 f. 25c. ; Basle, 25Cf.; Spanish Actives, 37%; ditto
Domestic Debt, 35.

The following are the quotations for other lines :
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Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 15f. premium;
ditto (Calon), 3f. ; ditto (Ganneron), 6f.; ditto (Lapin
sonniere), It. 50e.; Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron), 61.;
ditto (Hinguerlot), 3f.; ditto (Bechet), if. 25e.;Award,
sf. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 10f. ; ditto (Drouil-
lard), 3f. ; ditto (O'Neill), 4f. ; ditto (Lefevre), 3f.; Lyons
and Avignon (Talabot), 21f. 25e. ' • ditto (Lecointe), 6f.;
ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 2f. 50c.; Bordeaux and
Cette (Espeleta), llf. 25c. ; Creil and St. Quentin (Carette),
4f. ; Caen (Delamarre), 3f.

MARSEILLES, Nov. 13.—Diarseilles and krignon, 950 f.
Boulogne, 5601. ; Vierzon, 7181. 75e.; Orleans and Bor•
deaux, 607 f 50c.

LYONS, Nov. 15.—Paris and Orleans, 1,145 f. ; Paris and
Rouen, 961 f. 25c. ; Orleans and Vierzon, 695 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 18.
Anglo-Belgian — Namur and Liege —
Boulogne and Amiens.. 10 North Jamaica ...
Bordeaux &Mediterran Orleans and Vierzon
Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Bordeaux 10%
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Over Yssel ll/2 dis
Do. (Mackenzie's) .. 13/4 Paris & Lyons (Laffitte) 21h
Central of Spain .. — Ditto (Ganneron's).
Ceylon .
Demerara
Dendre Valley
Dutch Rhenish ... -
Dieppe Sr Paris Janet — Paris and Strasburg
Dijon and Mulhouse
East Indian ...... ........ 214 Do. (Aymard'a) 214
Fampux & Hazebrouk Do.( Conpte de L'Flt) 24

Grt Northern of France
Constituted...... la%
Do. Pepin le Halleur
Great Paris and Lyons
Great Western Bengal
Great Western Canada
Jam aica S. M id. Junction
Do. North Midland —
Do. Extension
Jersey
Louvain and Jemeppe
Lyons and Avignon —
Luxembourg

Paris and St. Quentin.
Rouen and Havre...... --
Royal North of Spain.
Sambre and Meuse
Strasburg and Basle ...
Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
den t, and Hassel t...
Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie's)
Do. ( Lefebvre's) .....
Do. (O'Neill's). .......
Verona and Ancona....
West Flanders

Madrid andValantia...

THE LORD CDANCELLOR.--The Lord Chancellor did not
sit in his Court at Westminster to-day; but we are happy to
state, from good authority, that his Lordship is considerably
better, and that a few days further rest will, in all probability,
restore him to his usually good state of health. It is confi-
dently expected that his Lordship will be enabled to resume
his judicial duties on Saturday. We can state confidently
that there is no foundation whatever for the report that it is
intended to put the Great Seal in commission.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING—Nov. 18.
TUE DERBY STAKES FOR DOG PUPPIES.
Mr. Lawrence's Loyalist beat Mr. Bowles's British Oak.
Captain Wyndham's Winnybald beat Mr. Rake's Rocket.
Sir P. H. Fleetwood's Fleetwood beat Mr. W. Etwall's
We-wont be-Beat.
Mr. Etwall's Etonian beat Mr. Brooks's Barabbas.
Mr. Gordon's Cockfighter beat Sir P. H. Fleetwood's Fa-
vourite.

THE OAKS STAKES FOR BITCH PUPPIES.
Captain Wyndham's Widasa beat Mr. Bowles's Bronze
Star.
Mr. Etwall's Enford Lass (Skip) beat Mr. Lawrence's
Lamprey (Eel).
Mr. W. Etwall's Wigwam beat Mr. Miles's Moseley.
Mr. Bowles's Baby Blake beat Mr. Gordon's Camlet.
Mr. Lawrence's Lucile Grahn beat Captain Wyndham's
Winner.

Mr. Etwall's Eaglet (Ringdove) beat Mr. Miles's Milli-
cant.
Mr. Charlton's Creeper beat Mr. Bowles's Brambilla
(drawn).
Mr. Etwall's Whittle beat Mr. Gordon's Countess.
CUP 40 GUINEAS.
Mr. Bowles's Brocade beat Mr. Miles's Mistley.
Mr. Gordon's Crape beat Mr. Lawrence's Lothario.
Captain Wyndham's Walberga beat Mr. W. Etwall's
Wants- a-Name.
Mr. Rakes's Regina Victoria beat Mr. Etwall's Wit's-end.
Mr. Lawrence's Linda beat Mr. Miles's Merlin.
Captain Wyndham's Weird beat Mr. Bowie's Bras-de-fer.
Mr. Brookes's Belter beat Mr. Rakes's Rebecca.
Mr. Lawrence's Lady Wildair beat Captain Wyndham's
Witchcraft.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY.
DERBY.

15 to 2 agst Sting-18 to 1 agst Brocardo-25 to 1 agst
Lord Exeter's lot-25 to 1 apt Spithead-25 to 1 agst lago-
-30 to 1 agst Malcolm-40 to 1 agst Manilla colt-40 to 1
agst Fancy Boy.

CHESTER CUP.
1,000 to 15 agst Nereus (taken)-1,000 to 15 agst Magnet
aken).

WINTER CIRCUIT.-Mr. Baron Parke and Mr.
Justice Williams will hold a winter assize at Liverpool, and
Mr. Baron Platt at York. No other assizes are to be held
this winter.

" Considering that the Legislature, in ordering the execution
of the great railway lines lay public adjudication, intended that the
State should profit by the diminution of the length of the concession,
and by the other advantages arising from a fair competition ; con-
sidering that if the spirit of association, recognised as useful for
carrying out great enterprises, allows bona ,fide companies, but in-
dividually too weak for the intended object, to unite for the execu-
tion of great works, yet it is important that the wise prescriptions
of the Legislature in what regards competition should not be eluded ;
considering that it is urgent to put a stop to the incessant forma-
tion of these companies, which, without any hope of arriving at an
adjudication, without preparatory surveys, without means of exe.
cution, are got up for the purpose of jobbing in promises, or with a
view to arrive at a fusion; considering that it is the interest of

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trade to see the large amount of capital embarked in such compa-
nies restored to circulation, its absence being calculated to en-
danger public credit, the Council expresses its desire to see the
Minister of Public Works and the Minister of Finance adopt such
measures as may prevent a similar state of things, ensure a real
competition for the great lines, and remedy the inconveniences re-
sulting from the abandonment of the great lines by the State to pri-
vate companies."