The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-18 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Larkins, Ingram, from Bengal, arrived off the Lizard
14th inst., sailed from Calcutta 18th March, Saugur 29th.
Arrived in Table Bay Ist June, and sailed again on the 10th.
The Sophia, HinClostan, Stratheden, and Perfect had ar-
rived at the Cape from England. The Trusty, West, from
China to London, was spoken on the Bth of August, lat. 44.
23., N., long. 18., W.

The Commercial Steam Packet Company, we find,
are about to start the splendid steam-ship, Chirftain, of
600 tons, and •?00 horse power, from the Tower, on
Wednesday next, with passengers for Southampton, whence
it is arranged that this fine vessel will proceed from thence
on the Friday following, immediately after the arrival of the
London mail of Thursday, for Lisbon, without calling at
Falmouth or Oporto. The Chieftain has been fitted com-
pletely for this station.
SALE OF HINDOO IMAGES.—A very interesting
Hindoo exhibition, which has been recently brought to this
country, and exhibited at St. Katharine's Docks, was yes-
terday brought to the hammer by Mr. George Robins, at
the Auction Mart. The sale was numerously attended by
amateurs and connoisseurs, among whom were several
foreigners. There were 78 figures as large as life, including
the principal images of Hindoo worship, with their peculiar
dresses, representing with great accuracy the various people
of the principal cities of Hindostan, which ware copied from
living objects, including Burmese and Armenians, the de-
scendants of Tamerlane, and the followers of Zoroaster and
of Confucius, the Jew from Jerusalem, and the " mild Hin-
doo," the whole: being the works of native artists. The
chef d'alare in the collection was Doorga, the chief to
whom every devotee and Hindoo saint boasts of renouncing
all pleasures of life, with all the charms of social intercourse
of their fellow-creatures. The whole of the 78 figures
(which, it was whispered in the room, originally cost up-
wards of 3,0001.) were put up in one lot, and, after much
competition, produced the sum of 630/.
Yesterday morning a quantity of smoke was observed
to issue from the shop of a bookseller, named Hone, in
Chancery-lane, which was occasioned by a lad, the son of
the proprietress, a widow, having commenced amusing him-
self by pouring a quantity of gunpowder, which was con-
tained in a tin box, on the top of a lighted lamp, which
having ignited, caused the box to fly with great violence
into the face of the lad, by which he had it scorched in a
shockinc, manner, besides sustaining other injuries. The
little sufferer, who is not more than ten years old, was con-
veyed to Mr. Paulson, chemist, who dressed his wounds,
which are not of a dangerous nature.
The fond anticipations entertained during the spring
months of having, this season, an ample and excellent crop
of potatoes, are already being fully realized. To-day they
have been selling at the Square and at the Mid-quay, at
the low price of 8d per peck. The peculiar disease that
destroyed such extensive quantities of the esculent during
the last two or three years, and puzzled so many of the
agricultural theorists, has this season completely disap-
peared, and we have now the confident hope of obtaining a
more luxuriant potatoe crop than we have had for some
years.—Greenock Advertiser.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Tuesday night
a young gentleman, dressed in the first style of fashion,
attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the
river near Waterloo Bridge, under the following melancholy
circumstances :—For some weeks past the unhappy youth
has been residing with a female at a house of ill-fame in
William-street, Waterloo-road, where he spent a consider-
able sum of money (received from his mother in the country)
in visiting the theatres and other places of amusement, but
after spending nearly his last penny he was turned into the
street, and rather than return home he determined to de-
stroy himself. Nothing could exceed the gratitude of the
misguided youth to his preservers. He stated himself to
be a native of Liverpool.

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCh-
Bank Stock. "11 101 A , India 5t0ek„......„ ................
3 per Cent. :ed. 9-2% % Ditto Bonels
3 per Cent. Cons 9110“;, South Sea Stock
3 per Cent.- ......
Ditto Red. 100 9954 !New Ditto —
New 36 per Cent 99% % 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751._
New 5 per Cent--...... — , F.xch. Bills, .£l,OOO 47 49 pm.
Bank Long Annuitiestoexpire 'Ditto ...............5011 47 49 rep.
Jaa. 5, 1860
Oct. 10, iSS9 .-. —
-- Ditto C0mmercia1......... Pm.
Jan. 5, ISGO
Jan. 5, 18541 — Bank Stock for Acc0unt.........Acc0unt.........
April 5, ISt-A, — India Stock for Account. .--
Jan. 5, 1=170,.... ..........
Omnium ........-- ..... ...... pm.

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austraan Bonds ......... j Peruvian Bonds
Belgian Bonds
_Ditto Account

Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds
Brazilian Bonds B4IA 4 Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Buenos Am., Bonds —' Ditto, 3 per cent ......... .... '25
Ditto Account ...........
Chi Dian Bonds .................... —' Prucsian Bonds ....... .. .....
Ditto Account .. ..... ... ..... .. Russian Bonds, 1822 III
Columbian Bonds ......... ........ —• Ditto Account —
Ditto Account ... ....... ........ Ditto Metallic . .........
Columbian Bonds, 1824 — Spanish Bonds —
Ditto Account — , Ditto Account —
Dsnisls Bonds ... .„
u Ditto Account — Ditto Account —
Greek 80nd5.... ......... ......„.. French, 5 per cent.......... —E —c.
Ditto Bonds. 1825 ......«..... —' -- 4 per cent. ....... ... —f. —c,
Ditto Account — -- 3 per cent. —f. --c
Mexican Bones, 5 per cent — : -- Exchange —f. —e.
Ditto Account
Ditto, 6 per cent
Ditto Acc0unt................. —: Ditto, 5 rer cent. 10094
Neapolitan...... ........ ...... ..... Ditto Account

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Cata Branca Mining Company
Brighton Railway Company (Stevenson's) 5
London and Birmingham Railway Company 9O
Ditto IA Shares
London and Greenwich Railway Company
North Midland Railway Company
Anti Dryrot Company
London and Westminster Bank

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