The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-17 00:00:00

1852.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, Two o'cLocx•
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
estimated at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, of which
500 American were taken for speculation. 11,e.
market closed heavily without alteration in price
The sales comprised 1,000 American, 100 Pelt.
and Maranham at 61421. to ;id. • 40 Bahia at 61. `,l :
30 Egyptian at ; and 500 Surats at 40. to Deu
per lb. Railway Shares continued dull at rather
lower prices.
milted
The letters by the steamer from the %J.-4
States have been delivered, and as the Presidenwo
Election is considered to be over, busil!.th,
would be likely to be less interfered with,
The exports from New York during
month of October amounted to 651,000 doll°
and for the 10 months they were 47)1°' jot
dollars less than the imports. The Stock mark
was active. The Vormont Central and Calla
da
Railway was doing a good business.
4. Indio
Jamaica dates, in anticipation of the West ,These
mail, have been received via New York.
state :
" The weather, for the last two weeks, has been
rainy ; and on one or two occasions the wind has been e,
high that I might almost say we have had a Inorl 4
Thick clouds, which lower whilst I write, porten"..,:ie,
more rain. Much damage has been done to prolleyed,
and our streets are fearfullydestroyed, so much so, in' 11,
as to render them actually dangerous to drive thrq'P,eJ
The works of the Water Company have likewise sivitnoi
great damage, and a temporary suspension in the suPP
water to the public has been the consequence. Sea' post
mail, for the last two weeks, has arrived at the ..10
Office here at its proper time, the innumerable r",,,A,
over which the post-men have to ride, being so (176
fully and alarmingly high. When the present sce3rre
abates, we may expect a fine, cool atmosphere ; i 4
sent, with all the rain that has fallen, the atmosre an!
very close and sultry. The small-pox still rages in Ted,
parts of the country, but may be said to have abate
almost entirely disappeared, in Kingston. The G°l7'''pro
has issued his proclamation calling the Legislatl
meet for the despatch of public business, on the 9
November."
The Government of Bolivia has decreed Mtin' MiJ
crease of 4 reals on every mark of silver v-w
mined. Bark had fallen to a very low rate. 10
At Valparaiso, up to the 14th Sept. busine'''pit
extremely dull, and many vessels were lyingl the
the harbour. Flores had retired quietly in
country. The following is from a local jowl' or
"By all appearances we shall have an abundt,,Pt svd
vest, and with an increasing demand from Califorl":
an entirely new market in Australia, it is iropossil
the material resources of the country must rap P°
prove. If the Government continue to sliotr
and introduce measures tending to the Ole eon'
tion of the laws and institutions We 1113 Y
fidently anticipate a steady and progressiceolic•
vance in all the best 'interests of the Rep Pr
The Malian bark Delmar sailed on the 15th bris,,";;li.'l4
Port Philip with about 70 emigrants, mostly 1, 1 re"
American and German artisans, for the g° OE9
gions of Australia. The new port of Caldera prole, 0
be of great importance. We have a statement b,101,4.
according to which on the 25th August, 11,600),°vorper
in specie, silver bars, silver ores, copper, and
ores, were exported.

The Californian Gold Mining accounts are -Allr
encouraging. A trade was springing up with
tralia.
The claim of Colonel Fremont to the it 4
estate, was being argued before the Laildri
mission.

The question of establishing a Mint in 24.--elit re;
is left in abeyance until the Home Governol,
ceives an official report from the New South
Government. fey

A meeting of Turkish Bondholders is COn'
by the contractors for next Friday.
There was a slight improvement yesterclaAiCl
rates for Bills of Exchange upon the prilleirat
tinental cities. Paris, 90 days, was tak,enT,Pllls
40 to 42i ; Amsterdam at 11 18 to 18i ; -13-g"
at 13 6/ to 7 ; and Trieste at 11 44 to 46. 14
The Funds, although rather 'fluctuating, e bel
more buoyancy on the whole. - Consols hale otiP'
100 k to for Transfer, and 100-i g for Ac
Bank Stock has been quoted 2211 to 222*t
a shade better. Exchequer Bills are 70s. ber
premium. The New pr Cents. 1131
102/ to 103. A tli
Foreign Stocks have been variable, rfe,reio

movement is not at all uniform. §panishi an'
have receded to 25 and 24/. The Turkish.
lO
been at 2i to 2/ premium, and the Swew
1 discount. Mexican bonds have been q,;,,0
25k. Equador stock is worth to 5. 9tl
bonds have been in request at 99i to 100 k
Four per Cents. have been at 97 to 97k.
Railway shares have been a little flatter go all
South-Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire:, loot',
South-Western being lower. Caledonian are
ing up. French shares are very buoyant- 00'
Mines are rather more dealt in at previous

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.) ..„ d
Bugisc,atfr
Bank Stock 222? 1
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99 ii , i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.. .....
New 31 per Cent. Annuities.
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 7-1,6
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 12th Oct., 1859 -1"
India Bonds, under £lOOO Bl
South Sea Old Annuities 99 3
Consols for Account.... ..... ....... ....... .
Exchequer Bills lid. March.
£5OOO
£lOO 7O 3
n 3
Small
73 70 /v
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY'

Brazilian 4i per Cent 96
Equador Bonds 5 4i
Mexican 3 per Cent.....
Ditto for the Account 251
Peruvian 6 per Cent.
Portuguese 4 per Cent. 3Bi
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent llB
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto for the Account 100.09i
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 5ll
Ditto for the Account sli 2
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24i 6
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 3 Ai,
Swedish Loan li "li6
Turkish i I
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852. 2l'
Dutch Exchange 2a per Cent 6si
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.
Ditto for the Account 97}
THREE oOff .
Consols
Ditto Account, Dec. 9 lOO6ll

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS PAY')

VICE CHANCERY COURT.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Turner.)
.006
IMPORTANT JUDGMENT-LEWIS V. THE SOUTH v

RAILWAY COMPANY. • PP:
His Honour, upon taking his seat this morning'
ceeded to deliver judgment in this suit-, which he 0 3 Fe,
a special case in which the question related to the 0d
ment of interest, it being contended on the one eidegtre
denied on the other, that, having regard to the lona 00,
tion of agreements dated in 1845 and 1847, °n
railway Acts of Parliament, interest on ea-fl °'
0°
o
9,467/. 7s. 10d. ceased to run after the
payment 'ale'
principal in the Bank of England. The
plaintiff cl 1s
of
the interest after that time, but his Honour .710 of
opinion that interest ceased to accrue after the 2A into
May, 1849, the date at which the money was PTli
the Bank of England. He, therefore, in eeliiciate'
declared that interest upon the money ceased at th 3;
;Glue
but owing to delay, and other causes, he should OO
to give the railway company their costs.---
accordingly.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
THE FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINCI°ItOg
The Lord Chancellor has issued an order for c'
,-, s°l
the Accountants' office to-morTow, but the vo- her O.
nevertheless, sit to hear cases Gazetted, or the ft'ii-lpor
cessary business of the Court. This notice i° 400E4
Gant to all parties summoned. All the other I,ali
of the City will be closed.

ribmipthrigi°
THE THEATRES TO-MORROW.—The Lord 00;
has very considerately imposed _no restriction on „%oerr°;
tropolitan theatres, which will be open as usual tc'iri Ann"
evening. At the Princess's, after the new PlnY ° lA
Blake," a Monody, written by Mr. W. Marston'
spoken by Mr. C. Bean.
1;1
ASSAULT OF ARMS.—The feats of agility, stre--„-zthwi,ll
skill, which prove so attractive at Saville 11_,.,011se'
for tha
exhibited on an enlarged scale on Friday 013'gal' rei•
benefit of Mr. Hand. Among other extraordin w
formances, Mr. Hand will sever the bodies et t`°"
sheep at one cut with the sword.
took beget,
SUICIDE.—On Tuesday an inquiry P"--e stree4
Mr. Bedford, at the Rising Sun Tavern, Charles-'''-'rs'
Grosvenor-square, as to the death of Mr. Jarne°,l'l.o34vea
aged twenty-four, a druggist. M Ann Daltesn_ter, to
accompanying the deceased, who was perfectly sot
a house, 9, Shepherd-street, Oxford-street, whereh j'pullen
for a bottle of wine. After drinking one glass, drink
a phial from his pocket, and said he was going 000
some lavender water. He commenced crying, n..,userired_
her asking what was the matter with him, he ,"1-10. your
What are you to do when you are slightedalld
friends ?" He put the phial over the wineffn'i' hint.
drank it up before she could get it away I.rnu_tiott be
Mr. Clarke said, from the post-mortem exaasmi cos
found prussic acid with sulphate of potash
ruing ver
of death. Several of the jury were for r,e_tuenirl4ry in-
dict of felo-de-se, but eventually one of T
sanityrecorded.. last We
ELECTION OF LORD Rtcron.—On Mendnirilaszoigr
election of Lord Rector of the University 00t..-;aort
took place, the Duke of Argyll and the Earl
0.,1
c•teg'uniti;
being the candidates. At the close of the p 1".`,1 fo
bers were as follow :-234 for Eglinton,
and
being a Majority for 141111. o_ll 12of