The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-07 00:00:00

MONEY AND QONINIERCIAL NEWS

CITY (TIIIS DAY), TWELVE O'cLoCK.
We have an arrival from New York this morning in 16 days by the
Orpheus, which has brought papers from New York of the 19th July,
with others from various parts of the United States; but they do not
contain any news of great importance.
In the Canad is things were assuming a state of tranquillity. •
Consols opened this morning at the leaving-ori prices of yesterday,
934 1 Money ; 935 94 for the Account. No business of consequence
has as yet been doing. Exchequer Bills, 75 77; India Bonds, 77;
Bank Stock, 2065 2071.
In the Foreign Market the prices are as yet nominal; Spanish Ac-
tive, 214 i; Portuguese, 344 i ; Three per Cents., 221 23 ; Brazi-
lian, 80i 814; Mexican, 24 25 ; Columbian, 26 27 ; Dutch Two.
and.a.Half per Cents., 545 4 ; Five per Cents., 104. •
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS PAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock ..... ..... ..... .. t.:0: 3( % i India Stoex.....
3 per Cent. Red. .
3 per Cs ,it. Coot -.9434 j South Sea Stock
5% Per Cent.-- ~.. lol4i Old .Annnitit, ... . . . • --
Ditto Berl LOIN % ' New Ditto ... ... -..
New 3I per Cent lO, ,Ai 3 per Cent. Annuities, IThi...
New 5 per Cent...
R.nk L-ingAnnulticstoexpire Ditto ...............500 ......
Jan. 5, 1860 l5 7-16 Ditto Small .......... ..... 77 75 xr.
Oct. 10, 185 i) l5 5-I8 Ditto Commerciai ......... - - pir
Jan. 5, M 0...-. ........ 15% 1-16 Ditto Adverttsed..-....,... - - p:i
Jan. 5, 1880. ....... ........... Bank Stock for Account
April 5, 1880............... ..... - -- incll% Stock for Account. —
Jan 5. 1670 ..... Consols for ACC3TI7I: ...., ...... Ij3 A, 4
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'CLOCP .
Austrian Bonds .. - I Peruvian Bonds ... •• -
BelgiAll Bonds .....-..... ...... -
Dato Account . 102 Portuguese Bones -
Brazilian Bonds -
Ditto Account .... ..... - Ditto Account .• .....34t,04%%
84ellos Ayres Bonds - Dtto, 3 per Cent ... .. ......... `...24,
Ditto Account ........... - Ditto Account...... 2e. ',s.l
hillia:,. Bonds •
- ent..sian Bonds.. -
liitt3 Arc,nt
..,.„,„,..., - lisieian Bonds, 1822 ......... ...
Cilmnhimi Bonds • - Ditto Account .... .... . -
Ditto Account . - Ditto Metallic .... ........... , -
C durobian. Bonds, 1824 - Spanish Bonds -
Dii.to Account ..... - Ditto Accouot ........_,..„ _
lLnith Bonds .......
Ditto Account - f Ditto Az-otint
Greek Bonds... ..... .. .......... - French, 5 per cant......... --1. -
Ditto Bonds, 3325 ...
- -- 4 pt.: cent.. ..... -.. -I- -s
Ditto Account ..... ........ .... - 3 per clri
- -
:lexica/I Bona's, 5 p,,r cent.... --t.
- - - F.xchang,. t.
Ditto Account ..... - Dutch, 2y.., per cent._
----
Ditto, 6 per cent - D,tbi Accuu,:t -, ... ........ _
Oitto Account -! Ditto, per cint......... .... 12%
%,,apolit.s.n ....,... ....„ . -I Ditto Accourt ......... 102%
riticEs OF SHARES THIS DAY Al' ONE O'CI.OOK
Paid. Per ••Itatc

Bolivar Copper Mining Company..
Ditto Scrip lO 20.4
Brazilian Imperial Mining C.s. (issued at 51. pin ) tNi
Ditto St. John del Rey ...
Great Western Railway Company . 65 77 8
• noon and Birmingham Baihras Company 9O l7l
ondon and f;reenwich Corniszn;...
London and Croydon Railway Company 2O 1514 16
Ditto New Scrip
!Theater and Birmingham Railway 7 7544
National Provincial Bank of England
Provincial 11.iiik of Ireland
HALF-PAST 011 E
The Cape of Good hope papers contain the imports and exports of the
colony.
In the Port Elizabeth address his Excellency was assured that the
commerce of the colony was suffering uni.:r the present system, and
this has been reported as an admitted fact by various writers in the
Colonial newspapers.
From the American papers received this morning, containing a long
account of the trade of the United States :
SHIPPING ()metal..
The whole number of vessels which arrived in the United States from
foreign ports storing the year ending 30th September, 1837, was 10,656,
of which 6,024 were American, and 4,632 foreign vessels ; the total
tonnage of these were 2,055,423 tons, 1,299,720 American, 765,703
tons of foreign tonnage ; employed in navigating the American vessels
were 61,713 men, and 2,487 boys; in the foreign vessels 42,265 men,
and 808 boys ; total number of persons employed, 107,273.
The number of vessels cleared out from the United! States during the
same period was 5,942 ; foreign, 4,451 ; total-10,493. Tonnage,
Atnei ican—l ,266,622 tons ; Foreign 756,292; total-2,922,914 tons.
Consols remain in the same inactive state as for several days past,
Ind may be quoted at 93j 94 for the Account; 93; 1, Money; Ex-
chequer Bills, 75 77 ; India Bonds, 76 78; Bank Stock, 2n7i.
The Foreign Market continues in a stagnant state ; Spanish Active,•
2.11 iY ; Portuguese, 34} a ; Three per Cents., 22i 23 ; Brazilian,
803/ Bli ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 5411 f
A little buiiness is doing in Shares, but the prices rather lower. Great
Western, 113 premium ; Birmingham, 81 premium ; Asphalte, nothing
doing "

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for Account, 931 94,

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-TWO LIVES LOST.
An unfortunate accident, which has led to the loss of two lives, oc.
curred upon the I'orfar.road, between nine and ten o'clock on Sunday
evening, • While Mr. John Penny, draper, West Port, his wife and
child, Mrs. Penny's sister, Mr. Peter Craig, grocer, Scouringburn, and
a young mechanic, were coming into the town irom Forfar in a drosky,
thhorse took fright when near the top of Puwrie Brae, and became
quite
unmanageable. It ran down the declivity at a rapid rate, and
soon brought the vehicle in contaot with, a dike, when it was evertut ned
and broken. Mr. Penny :was thrown over the dike, and received a
severe fracture on the forehead above the left eye, a portion of the skull
being detached, and his left cheek was dreadfully lacerated and con.
tuned. Mrs. Penny fell upon the ground, and had the crown of her
head cut, her right arm broken, and her legs much injured. Mr. Crgig
was
thrown into ditch, and the horse having fallen upon him, he was
•
severely wounded in the abdomen, and injured in the head and face.
The mechanic leaped out about the time the horse set-off, and was so
stunned that he lost all recollection of the circumstance; but he sus-
tained no material injury. The other parties were comparatively little
hurt. Mr. Penny's injuries. were so severe, that from the first there
was scarcely any hope entertained of his recovery, and he expired on
wednesday morning about eight o'clock. Mr. Craig lingered till Thut:s_
day morning about four o'clock, when,death closed Ids sufferings. MeFt
Penny and the others are getting better of She injuries thy received,
iyir: penny was well known in this charter from the active hand be took
in general and local politics, especially in connection with the Political
Union during the agitation which preceded the passing of the Reform
BM. He was only 48 years of age; and his hapless and untimely end
has occasioned a general feeling of regret. He has left a wife and five
children, three of whom are in infancy.—Dundee Advertiser.