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

•'1852.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, Two o'cLoa.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterdaltl
estimated at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, of o',
500 American were taken for speculation.
market closed heavily without alteration in: Pr''
The sales comprised 4,000 American, 100 re„'
lA.
and Maranham at qd. to 'lid. • 40 Bahia at T
30 Egyptian at 80. ; and 500 gurats at_41(1.1"1
per lb. Railway Shares continued all at ra
lower prices.
The letters by the steamer from the
States have been delivered, and as the PresiValutv
Election is considered to, be over, b
would be likely to be less interfered vll,
The exports from New Yoik during.
month of October amounted to -651,000
and for the 10 months they were 47,un.
dollars less than the imports. The stock
„7"
was active. The Vermont Central and' u'
Railway was doing a good business. t
Jamaica dates, in anticipation of the Wes- 004
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 windhe9..,,heca,,4
high that I might almost say we have had a Jill 0:I
Thick clouds, which lower whilst I write, portenerti,i.
more rain. Much damage has, been done to PM$ de'"
and our streets are fearfullydestroyed, so much se,,illoo
as to render them actually dangerous to drive t'srt,-lio,
The works of the Water Company have likewise 81' 04
great damage, and a temporary suspension in the suP,,'eir
water to the public has been the consequence. Sc3er-p,
mail, for the last two weeks, has arrived at there
Office here at its proper time, the innumerablere
over which the post-men have to ride, being so
fully and alarmingly high. When the present wrpr
abates, we may expect a fine, cool atmosphere ;
sent, with all the rain that has fallen, the atmosp-S
very close and sultry. The small-pox still rages 'ban 'tee
parts of the country, but may be said to have,ao3 ver,
almost entirely disappeared, in Kingston. The re
has issued his proclamation calling the Leg'sl, 9t'
lat
meet for the despatch of public business, on
November."
The Government of Bolivia lms decreedtot
crease of 4 reals on- every mark of silver
mined. Bark had fallen to a very•low rate'„
At Valparaiso, up to the 14th Sept. busind
extremely dull, and many vessels were lying OtY
the harbour. Flores had, retired quietly inl:-/
country. The following is from a local journt
"By all appearances we shall have an abe..,ed:oo:,
vest, and with an increasing demand from Csni°•ble
an entirely new market in Australia, it is impes'lcii if
the material resources of the country must 110 opP°
prove. If the Government continue to
and introduce measures tending to the an; co/
tion of the laws and institutions we may
fidently anticipate a steady and progress:o;ooc
vance in all the best interests of the n,
The Chillian bark Delmar sailed on the 15th
Port Philip with about 70 emigrants, mostly 11 r
American and German artisans, bound for the si;est'
gions of Australia. The new port of Caldera. Pro fore;
be
be of great importance. We have a statement 0(1,
according to which on the 25th August, 11,600,re
in specie, silver bars, silver ores, copper, and
ores, were exported.
gre
The Californian Gold Mining accounts
encouraging. A trade was springing up Wit
tralia.
ikor
The claim of Colonel Fremont to the pa
estate, was being argued before the Liari
mission.

The question of establishing a Mint in
is left in abeyance until the Home Goverl 0-
ceives an official report from the New Soll
Government.

A meeting of Turkish Bondholders is Coll' Ila
by the contractors for neXt Friday. r
There was a slight improvement yesterljoo
rates for Bills of Exchange upon the prin. °'
tinental cities. Paris, 90 days, was tat,e-
-„
40 to 42i ; Amsterdam at 11 18 to 18i ;:r“'"
at 13 6i to 7 ; and Trieste at 11 44 to 46' 0/11.4
The Funds, although ratherfluctuatingto
more buoyancy on the whole. Consols 123,,ccoli!di
100 f to for Transfer, and 100 k fornt
Bank Stock has been quoted 2211 to 2:474'50.1"
a shade better. Exchequer Bills are 7Os've
premium. The New per Cents. NI
tY
1021 to 103.
onaetit,i
Foreign Stocks have been variable,
movement is not at all uniform. Spanish
have receded to 25 and 24g. The Tutionsh
been at 2i to 2i premium, and the Svo''',
1# discount. Mexican bonds have beell
25k. Equador stock is worth 4i to 5.
bonds have been in request at 99k to 100 S• ,
Four per Cents. have been at 97 to 97k' neri
Railway shares have been a little flatter e
South-Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshir:lo7
South-Western being lower. Caledonian
ing up. French shares are very buoyant; ilgrol*
Mines are rather more dealt in at prey°

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(Front the Official List.)
snag
1305.-e
22•2
• 9911
100$
▪ 102 i
6 74"
6 346

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities...
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........
New 31 per Cent. Annuities......... ....
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860.
Ditto ao Yom,, respire 12th 0ct„,,1859
mina Bonds, under £lOOO
'South Sea Old Annuities..
Consols for Account...
Exchequer Bills lid.
£1000...
£5OO
Small
.. 73 70 if..
PRICE OF FOREIGN YUNDS THIS DAY'
Brazilian 4i per Cent
Equador Bonds
Mexican 3 per. Cent
....
Ditto for the Account 251
Peruvian 6 per Cent.
Portuguese 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent •
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent .... ............ 91501
Ditto for the Account lOO Vi
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 5ll
Ditto for the Account 5l
24 6
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 3?) die
Swedish Loan ig r•
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852' 2l
Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 651
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9l
Ditto for the Account 97
de—
TAO
THREE
10q,
10

..... ................,.. Joe,
loi9ol
March.
70 3

•,• • • • • .......

Consols
Ditto Account, Dec. 9

LAW INTELLIGENCE--(THISn

VICE CHANCERY COURT.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Turner.) q).l
IMPORTANT JUDGMENT—LEWIS V. THE ROVIII
gyp'
RAILWAY COMPANY. n,0.4
His Honour, upon taking his seat this 111°."td. f
ceeded to deliverjudgment inthis suit, which he8:11e
a special case in which the question related t° YA.
ment of interest, it being contended on the one
denied on the other, that, having regard to the eccjj
tion of agreements dated in 1845 and 1847,
railway Acts of Parliament, interest on of tjjej
9,467/. 7s. 10d. ceased to run after the paYille -
ligclool
principal in the Bank of England. The plaint'Bo,sof
I the interest after that time, but his Honotir
opinion that interest ceased to accrue after the
May, 1849, the date at which ,the money Wafil- °
c1i1,2051j
the Bank of England. He, therefore, in v:ssilt°':,.
declared that interest upon the money ceased at
ijeci'vt
but owing to delay, and other causes, he shon1:401
to give the railway company their costs.'''
accordingly.

BANKRUPTCY COURT. og•
THE FIINUAL OF *THE DUKE OF WELI,I' elOO-14„
The Lord Chancellor has issued an order f°fart
the Accountants' office to-morrow, .but the fob Pe
nevertheless, sit? to hear cases Gazetted, or the f,il3l°-;
cessary business of the Court. This notice ." de'
lam to all parties summoned. All the other ii3ll
of the City will be closed.

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ASSAULT b)
skill, which prove so attractive at Saville 0911„',' for,
The feats of agility, 8 go Vilh' tile
exhibited on an enlarged scale on Friday evell_.A,'":,l';ol,cloY
benefit of Mr. Hand. Among other extrawrir o
formances, Mr. Hand will sever the bodies °` -c 14
sheep at ono cut with the sword. ,bef,A°
SUICIDE.—On Tuesday an inquiry took 11130..550,
Mr. Bedford, at the Rising Sun Tavern,_ Charles Idi
Grosvenor-square, as to the death of Mr. Ja•Mii pro' til
aged twenty-four, a druggist. Mary Ann palto_ber,
~I
accompanying the deceased, who was perfectlY he st'i
a house, 9, Shepherd-street, Oxford-street, wherhee-piii;i,
for a bottle of wine. After drinking one ear', to drlo
a phial from his pocket, and said he was embolic' °l,
some lavender water. He commenced nrYing' obseo:,ir
her asking what was the matter with him, he , ~ )
_ii
~ What are you to do when you are slight lass,
..,,,
friends ?" Ile put the phial over the winefroni 11Plie
drank it up before she could get it awn !,notios,o
Mr. Clarke said, from the post-mortem, e- aTTthe ct",.",
found prussic acid with sulphate of potash wal
.n._,, g v,
of death. Several of the jury were for retunipon IP
diet of felo-de-se, but eventually one of "Te u
i tll°
sanity " was recorded. las. ,
MondaY ' gov
ELECTION OF LORD RECTOR.-OD. , Gio„
_o
election of Lord Rector of the University 01. glinl°,
Earl ol
took iiilace, the Duke of Arthe close of the pugyll and the the for
being the candidates. At n., 231 00
bers were as follow :-234 for Eglinton, a "
Argyll, being a pajority for,Eglixd a?,