The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-13 00:00:00

.CALF--PAST 01VB.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The COt.
.........I...*....i,sFithouLe_bange to 4!y. Sale 1500 bags at

yesterday's prices, ittr-PiIfaTiIIZTITC-9]
Surat sid; America 7id to 11d ; 110 Or]

Leans 10-d for

export.
To the present hour every thing appears in a dull state,
with the exception of the continued excite ment in respect
to what will occur in both Houses of Parliament this
evening. No news or even a report is in circulation what
measures Ministers mean to persue in future, in conse-
quence of which very little business is doing in the British
Funds. _ _

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Consols may be quoted at 93i Money, Account 93a ;
Exchequer Bills, 39 40; India Bonds, 46; Bank Stock,
196 ; Indian, 256.
In the Foreign Market also very little doing. Spanish
Active,l9l ; Portuguese, 35k; Three per Cents., 21i;
Colombian, 302- ; Dutch Two-and.a-Half per Cents. 56i ;
Fire per Cents. 1021.

BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY FOR MAY.—Ainsworth " Jack
Sheppard" is gaining on our affections rapidly ; and as the
story had formerly interested by its numerous incidents of
a keenly absorbing nature, there is this month displayed
some of those beautiful quiet, simply natural descrip-
tions, that delighted all readers in " Oliver Twist."
" Colin Clink " also improves on better acquaintance
as we indeed anticipated, and the two chapters here
are of such a strange and peculiar nature, that it is
not often similar scenes and dialogues are placed before
the public eye. We particularly refer to the scene
between Miss Shirley and Mrs. Lupton ; for the melee
and capture of the poachers, though given with all
the animation and life such an affair would undoubt-
edly possess, does not for us possess that charm
which the incident, and consequent exciting dialogue
and development of character give to the first of
these chapters. There are in the number a variety
of other excellent pieces in prose and verse, among
which we must notice our favourite " Lover's Handy
Andy," now, as heretofore, redolent of wit and genuine
Irish humour; Captain Medwin's " Quarantine ;"
Mackay's " Thames and his Tributaries ;" Hogarth's
" Spanish Robber ;" Elder's " Tales and Legends of
the Isle of Wight," &c. The Miscellany, under the
management of Mr. Harrison Ainsworth, exhibits even
more ability, and certainly great variety, than while under
the charge of " Bos," the former editor, and must be in-
creasing in popularity as it increases in age.—Caledonian
Mercury.
EPSOM RACES Should the present fine
m Rpin all their
weather continue,
Epso d willwill a
be pear congregated
glory, and vast and splendid lendi ces
multitude of fasbionables to visit them. One word to the
ladies who will be present. The sun has now pre eminent
power, and as they value their complexion, let them con-
sider that the solar ray is its greatest enemy. To prevent
its baneful influence, " Rowland's Kalydor' is the only
article ever discovered that guards and secures the female
complexioi from the injurious effects resulting from the
burning beat of the sun. _

a paragraph under
STATE OF TRADE.—In
this head, which appeared in the Guardian of Wednesday
last, we stated, that an agreement to work three days a
week had been extensively signed by the spinners and ma-
nufacturers of Stalybridge, Ashton, Hyde, and the neigh-
bourhood. We find, however, on further inquiry, that we
had misunderstood our informant. The engagement is
not to work three days only,. but to work not exceeding
four days ; and it has been signed by the following forty.
five firms :—Thomas Ashton, John and Robt. Ashton,
Robt. Ashton, Trustees of the late Josh. Horsfield, John
Howard and Co., Samuel Ashton, Alex W. Thornelcy,
Randall Hibbert, Wm. and Henry Hibbert, Charles and
Thomas Howard, James and John Ashton, Wm. Side-
botham, John Sidebotham, Executors of the late John
Marler, John Leech, Thos. Harrison and Sons, The Stay-
ley Mill and Co., Jeremiah and John Lees, Geo. Cheetham
and Sons, Wm. Bayley and Brothers, James Adshead and
Brothers, James Bayley and Sons, George Benson and
Co., Edward Sidebottom, James and Ralph Howard. Ro-
binson and Armitage, Hyde, Sons, and Sowerby, Robert
Lees and Sons, Binns, Deane, and Co., John Whittaker
and Sons, Thos. Mellor and Sons, A. and J. S. Buckley,
John Redfern and Sons, Samuel Heginbottom and Sons
James Knott and Sons, J. B. Reyner and Brothers, Tho-
mas Reyner and Sons, Nathan Lees and Brothers, James
Brooke and Co., James and John Kenworthy, Gee and
Hindley, Thomas Nield, Samuel 011erenshaw and Bro-
thers, W. M. Christy, John Lees and Sons. It is calcu-
lated, that one effect of the preceding engagement will be,
to reduce the consumption of cotton by about one thousand
bags per week. Another consequence resulting from it
bas been a slight improvement in the prices of power loom
printing cloths, which advanced lid. to 3d. per piece on
Thursday.
BOARDING-SCHOOL FARE.—" And d) you
live well, my poor boy ?" said Cuthbert. " Lots of grub,"
said Tom, 66 rich as it is. Sundays we has baked beef—
long bony bits—hunder done, and plenty of ard puddcn.
Saturdays, scrapings and stick-jaw. Llobliged to bolt all
the fat, else we kitches toko. They gives us swipes for
dinner and supper, with cheese as ard as hiron, hand as
black as my at; but they tells us it's olesonae."— Gurney
Married.