The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-01 00:00:00

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Bills, 66s to. 68s premium; India Stock, 2591 to 260, and
Foreign securities is a slight improfe-
ment in Mexican, under an impression, which is daily gaining
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ground, that the diipute between France and Mexico will be
settled without having recourse to arms. The closing 'price
was 23 to 1; Spanish Active, 17i to ,• Portuguese Five per
Cents., 311 to 321; Ditto Three per Cents., 201- to 211;.
Dutch Five per Cents., 1001 to it ; Ditto Two-and-a-110f
per Cents., 54 to + ; Belgian, 1031 to 104+; Brazilian, 78.}
to 79; Colombian, 24 to 25} ; Chilian, 24 to 26; and Peru-
vian, 17 to 18.
There is no alteration to notice in Shares, BirMingham
(old) was last marked at 84 to 86 prem.. ; ditto (new), 421
to 25:1 prem. ; Southampton, 46 to 47,per share; ditto (new);
'2l to 22 prem. ; Great Western, 13 to 14 prem. ; North Mid-
land, 2 to 3 prem. ; Leeds and Manchester, 16 to 18 prem. ;
Croydon (old), 17 to per share; ditto (new), 21 to prem.;
and Brighton, 22 to 21 dis.
A packet from Jamaica and the Leeward Islands has ar-
rived, by which we have advices from St. Thomas's to the 4th
of October, and from the other islands to corresponding dates.
The accounts as regards the working of the new system, by
which the negroes have been wholly emancipated, continue to
be conflicting, but the letters from those who have the hest
means of ascertaining the true feeling of the people give
-revery reason to erpecl that the measure will ultimately be
found beneficial. Indeed, the majority of the negroes had
returned to work, and the only difficulty with the others was
the fixing of the pay and time of •labour. The Legislature
of Jamaica was to meet for the dispatch of business on the
30th instant.
We have further advices to-day from Canton, to the Ist of
July, by which we learn that" the Hong merchants had le-
vied a new additional duty on all British manufactured goods,
which was to be according to the value of the article. This
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especiallyconsiderableas it was understood that the new
sensation amongst the British
impost had been determin_edu_p_oonn,somleelrychfoarntsthwehpouriii)aodse
re-
cently failed. Every remonstrance had been made, but with-
out effect, ,and business consequently was at a stand still.
The duty in question, it is said, would give a return of about
1,500,000 dollars per annum. The rate of exchange on
London
81. lOs.
t c Everythingda erence s remained
adjusted.
pwearst4ons.. 6d. to 4s. 7d. per dollar, and freights, 71. to
and
Intelligence from Buenos Ayres to the latter end of
also come
to
blockade hand.
the ofthe French
on part
still continuing, and commercial matters consequently being
tAbuegussatmebasstate,
Hopes, however,dwere entertained. that the block-
stagnant.
ade would shortly be remove

H E RA LD.—Blf her Majesty's brig Spey we have received
advices from Jamaica to the 26th of September, from St.
Thomas's to the 3d of October, and corresponding dates from
all our West India settlements to the leeward. It appears
from these accounts that in all the smaller Leeward Islands
the negroes bad determined to work at the wages which had
lately been agreed to on the part of the planters, with the ex-
ception of Dominica ; and at Barbadoes also there seems to
have been some sudden determination on the part of the ne-
groes to continue the compact which they had entered into
with their employers, and, in some instances, proceedings had
been taken against them for absence from their work. These
instances of determined insubordination, however, are admitted
to be more partial than general.
The exchange on this country was 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d. per
dollar, and freights 71. to 8/. 103. per ton.
Buenos Ayres letters of the 30th of August state that the
blockade till continued. The exchange on England was 5;d.,
but it was expected to decline to 41d., when business became
more active.
The commercial accounts from New York by the United
States packet, do not add to the information received in the
letters per the Wellington; but it is generally understood that
large orders have been received here to purchase cottons on
American account, in consequence of the shortness of the crop
ia the United States.
To-morrow (this day) is a close holiday at the Stock Ex-
change.

POST.—The Money Market, so far as regards its influ-
ence upon commercial transactions, requires but little com-
ment, as the opinion of well-informed parties still inclines to
the impression that the Bank of England Corporation are now
so fully covered with a due stock of bullion, that little or no
change in the value of money will be caused by their opera-
tions for a considerable time, whilst on the Stock Exchange
money from day to day scarcely commands a profitable rate of
interest.
The British Funds have been rather inactive to-day, but
the quotations of yesterday have been fully maintained.

THE CARLISLE DEMONSPP A rrnm—A eor-
reoponclent of the Dumfries Courier says that the numbers
that attended the racing and wrestling far exceeded those that
composed the political meeting. Harkaway (according to this
correspondent) had the call all to nothing, and the Radical
auditory never exceeded 500. We ourselves incline to the
belief that although the meeting was by no means numerously
attended, there were certainly more than 500 persons present;
The day fixed was certainly a bad one, and this mistake in se-
lection, together with the coolness probably felt by the men of
Carlisle towards Mr. Fear
O'Connor, the red-hot Hi-
bernian haranguer, accounts
well enough for the falling off of
numbers on the occasion.
In consequence of the very great prevalence of small-
pox in the town of Watford, which was considered to be mainly
attributable to parents and others, having the charge of chil-
dren labouring under the complaint, suffering them to appear
in public, the Board of Guardians have issued an order and
notice, that parents or any persons having tbe care of children
labouring under the complaint, who shall permit them to ap-
pear in public, or go abroad, will be indicted and punished
according to law. Within the last fortnight the disease ap-
pears to have greatly extended itself in the neighbourhood.
There Was only one prisoner for trial at the Merio-
nethshire Sessions and the case was attended with circum-
stances of a peculiar nature. The charge was for stealing a
pair of shoes, which which were found in the prisoner's pos-
session. Evidence was given as the facts, and the jury retired
for about half an hour, when, to the astonishment of the Court,
they brought in the following Verdict :—" Not guilty of
stealing, but guilty of taking the shoes with the intention of
bringing them
utihletym.,,back." The Chairman said he could not.re-
abroad—certainly
ceive that verdict, but that they must say whether the prisoner
was " Guilty" or Not Guilty." The foreman answered,
bury Chronicle. Itno at papt eharosmeth_atinthmeersicohnoeothlmshaisrtee.r_iss
iindeed
.