The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-26 00:00:00

BOROUGH IZOP MARKET.

The best Hops of last year's growth continue to move
off steadily, at fully last week's prices. There is rather
more inquiry for the middling descriptions. Old and in-
ferior Hops, though offering at unusally low prices, com-
mand little or no attention.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
ghere was an active market for Cotton at Liverpool
on Saturday, and prices bad an upward tendency, all
descriptions bringing extreme rates. The business done
included 2,500 American, on speculation. The sales
were estimated at 8,000 to 9,000 bales. 7,000 American
realised 3id. to 54d.; 250 Permam, 41d. to 51d.; 100
Egyptian, 64d. to 71d.; 1,000 Surat, &c., 31d. to 4d.;
and 30 Sea Island, Bd. to 9}d.—Railway Sharea were
steady, and a good business done.
Very favourable accounts have been forwarded from
Birmingham upon the subject of the Iron trade. A
writer in Aria' Gazette states:—

" We have Rauch gratification in being able to con-
tinue our favourable report of this most important trade.
The tendency to improvement noticed in our last account
under which sales were being refused in expectation of
better prices, has since rapidly progressed, until at the
commencement of last week several leading houses found
it requisite to declare an advance of 20s. per ton on ma-
nufactured iron, to escape an acccumulation of speculative
orders that were being so abundantly forwarded. This
a lvance has been well received, and there appears little
doubt that it will be fully established by the next
meeting of the trade, some dealers having already cheer-
fully submitted to it for parcels in immediate requisition.
The demand for all sorts of hardware goods is also re-
viving, and, under the expectation of more animation as
the Spring advances, manufacturers are yet in the market
to provide themselves with materials. The demand for
pig iron has been checked a little, but we have heard of
some sales having been made at an advance of 109. per
ton. Several furnaces have been set to work, or as it is
termed, blown in, since we gave our last list, and
others are being prepared for speedy resumption. A
prevalent cause of delay, however, presents itself in
the short supplies of iron-stone, the small stocks on the
banks having in most instances been bought up. By
the reports of the Welsh and Scotch trades, we also
learn that much activity prevails there, and a large ex-
tension of make is likely to take place. Rejoicing sine
cerely as we do, in such a prospect of full employment
for the labourer, with remuneration to the master,
we cannot refrain from repeating a word of
caution, lest an improvident extension of make
urged by visionary expectations, should mar the
continuence of permanent benefit. The late discoveries
of an abundant and, as reported, almost inexhaustible
supply of the precious metal has already revived the
drooping spirit of industry, and given an unusual impulse
to our mercantile affairs, particularly with the United
States, and should this supply prove as extensive as it is
represented, it must continue to operate favourably
during the whole period of its dispersion, and, perhaps
may ultimately induce:a considerable alteration in the re-
lative value of money generally compared with labour and
produce; but it should be borne in mind that no unusual
channel of consumption for iron has been developed, nor
are railway undertakings in a position to create any
heal y demand, while the agricultural interests, which
have hitherto been, and ever must be, the foundation and
support of all others, are unfortunately steadily declining.
A relapse, therefore, into the distressing condition from
which we are scarcely yet securely extricated may be
experienced, should we !Tana fall into the error of over-
production."
The following from a report upon the London dried
fruit trade, is furnished by Messrs. Witherby and
Hanson:—

" The bulk of the currant crop having come in
unusually early this season, and more heavily at this
port than at the outports, the stock in London is con-
siderably larger that it was at this pericel of last year.
The arrivals for the remainder of the season will be
comparatively light, both here and at the outports, whilst
if the clearances keep on a par with those of last season
they will amount to 5,000 tons for home consumption
between this and the end of August. We may, how-
ever, expect that more will be consumed this year, and
that a portion of our stock will be taken for the con-
tinent, from whence we were shut out last year by poli-
tical events.
"A dullness has prevailed in the market throughout
the month, caused partly by a succession of public sales
of d:►maged fruit, some of which was sold at very low
prices. Fine Patras fruit is scarce and wanted. Island
fruit is but little inquired for at present, excepting for
export, at prices which the importers will not accept.
On the whole the market is well supported, and a
favourable opinion is generallyentertained of the articles."
The Continental advices are favourable generally as
regards money matters, but Italy and the Brussels Con-
ference still excites some uneasiness.
There has been a very flat market for Public Seen-
, rities, and the supply of money stock is still in excess of

the demand, although the buoyant condition of the Con-
tinental markets might be expected to strengthen values
here. It is, however, no doubt as stated, viz., that
better employment for surplus cash is at present to be
found in trade, and in foreign shares, &c. Consols have
been 93, and since 92i for Transfer, and 92i to 93 for
Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have been quoted 93i to 94, and the Three per Cents.
92i to 93. Bank Stock is firm at 194 to 196, and East
India Stock at 243 to 246. Exchequer-bills have been
-425. to 455. prem., and Indiaßonds 575. to 595. premium.
The Foreign Securities have been very quiet. but are
t 'rm generally. Venezuela have risen from 25 to 26;
E quador are 34; Grenada 17; Chilian Three per Cents.
ha me been quitted 55 to 56, and Brazilian 84; Mexican
Stt ck is worth 26 to 264, and Peruvian, 494; Spanish
Thi ee per Cents. are nominally 29f to and Portuguese
Fettle per Cents. 25 to 26. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
cents. have been at 50f, and Russian Bonds at 1084.
Railway Shares are again firm, and there is an im-
ps ovement in the value of some of the lines. The
Fr such Shares are still buoyant.

ONE CLOSING
Nth !ES OF BEITISG FUNDS. O'CLOVIC. JPBICES.
Bank: Stock 194 196 196
3 per Cent. Reduced Amis..-- 92% 93 9234 92% 92%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 92% 92% 92%
New- 31,4 per Cent. Aims.— _ 94 93% 94 94
LongAmns. to expire Jan. l 860

.... „ _ ..
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 814 83/4
India 'Stock 243 246 246
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Con Dole for Account
xchequer Bills. 21,4 d. & 2d 921 93 9”4 .
92% 92%
E
1,0001. June 45 42 p 42 p
Small. June.
Ditto Advertised, June 36 38 35 38 p 28 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN MIDS cnrE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds _ .. 84 84

4•11 Z
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent....
Ditto 3 Der Cent ▪ 56 55 55
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent —
Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. 6% 67% p 8 p
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 26A % 26N
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 49% 49%
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —.--
Ditto, 4 per Cent — 253/4
Russian Bonds ... ..• 109%
BVealineizsuhelsapßeronCclesn,t2" 14184:er Cent..„17
. 25 26 108%
%
27
Dividends on the above payable in London.
1X:587D oNE c82:50fL:152:710c:
French Rentes, 5 per Cent. ....s:
Exchange
Dutch 2% per Cent.,rlA2:uinldu.
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 80%14 80%
PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 5O ...... - .......... ..... -
Do. Preference "...... 2!4...... 2% .. ......... ... 2%
Birming, Wolverh'ton,
pd, 0
andDr
with
udley,;xcuaal lrsadnut duly
10
..
...
_5
...... .
..
......................
15:
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ... .. 5 5%........,,.. sit
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 27% 19%.. ............ 19 LA2
Buckinghamshire... 161.40
Caledonian ....
Ditto, Quarter Shares 11%
.
1114
•• • ......... . .M.
Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ..., 11%14., .. .....
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Dto i t ,
Anglia,sL, L &
Preference 2
15 ...... 13 ............... 13
East
E. and L. and D 25 ......
D0., 3/. 105.
Eastern Counties 2O ...... 103/a 5,i% ......... 10%
East Lincolnshire
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... - -
17
Great:;De
ai tt t
Northerno
Ditto,South. Half Sharesand W
es. : 214005
.......................
32_114701
%LA .
.:. .
.2.
.1.
.... .
..
1014
Do., 1,4 B 6 per Cent... 6%...... 5.1 i
(Ireland)
Great Western 100
Ditto, 14 Shares
14 — ...... 14
Ditto, New 171. ..... 2153
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... -- -
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 . .....
Ditto, % Shares ...... 46 ... .. 40 ......
Do. Quarter Shares... 17% ...... --
Do. Fifths... lO ...... 7%.........
Do. Thirds ..... -
9
Do. ( W. Riding Union) 18
...::. 4,6 4%
Leeds and Bradford 5O .....•104 ..... ..... ... 104
London & Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... 6114% 5%
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O „.... 354% 351,4
Do. Pref '5 per cent.... 50 .. „.. 50
London and
..
N. Western 100
141 142.. .. ...... 1401,E
Lond. &b. Western 5O ...... 40% 3D%
89%
Do. New 501. 42%, ... -- .....•••••• —• !IA

- ... ..... _ .‘
Ditto. Thirds.. ....—... 15 s.. ....

Do.. New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls 5
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...100
Ditto, New 101. Pref.. 10
Midland ... ...•..100
Do., do., 50/. Shares... 25
Do.Consol.Bristol and
Birming.,6 per ct.... 100 ...... ... 125
Norfolk .... ....... ....100
Sorth British ........ ... 25
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 814 .. .. 410 ii 43i
North Staffordshire
Oxferd, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 121,4.... 1314 .. ..... ...... 1314
Shrewsbury and Bins lO ......
—Ditto ditto, Class B. 6
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shropshire Union
Smith Devon ..» 5O ...... —............—
Do. Preference
South Eastern
Do., Scrip No 4
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Don-

caster, and Goole
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... .. ...... 50 ......
Do. do. do. ... 25
Do. do. do; ... 1214.... 17% ..........„ 17%
York, Newcastle, and
_ _

Berwick. .... .. ......... 25 .. 2B 2714 ... ..... 27lig
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 271,41% ..... ..... 273/4
Do. E ItenaioN No. 1. 20
Do. do. No. 2. (N&B) 20 . 21 .... .... ..... 21M
Do. G.N.E.Preterence 8 ... BYB B%
York and North Midland 50 ......
Oit'e, Preference ...... 10
Dv. East and W eat Rid- _

. _
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzou)... 18
Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. 914 t,2....., 9%
Northern of France...... 12 ...... 10%% . lOl
Orleans and Bordeaux... 7
Paris and Orleans ...... 20 .... 35 ... . ......
Paris and Rouen ........ 20 ..... 21% 2114
Paris and Strasbourg ... 9
Rouen and Havre . 2O . 13434 133/4
Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 5 .
Tours and Nantes .. 9 .... . 2% 2%
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London Joint 5t0ck...... 10
London Zs Westminster. 20 ...... 233/
4

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

WIND AND WEATHER THIS MORNING, AT 9 A.M.
Gosport S.W.,fine.
Glasgow N., rost.
Gloucester N., unsettled.
Hull
Leith
Lowestoffe N.E., cloudy.
Liverpool
Newcastle
Portsmouth
Southampton N.W., fine.
Yarmouth
LONDON, FEB. 24.—Wind N.N.W• , moderate breeze
and dull cloudy weather.
DEAL, FEB. 24.—Wind S.W. to N.N.E.—Arrd• Blue
Bell, Wilson, Algoa Bay, and sailed for London. Arrd.
from the River, 25th, Victor, Kerkus, Hobart Town ;
Lalla Rookh, Henderson, Port Natal ;
Superior, Jen-
kins, Demerara; Ellen, Pettingall, Trinidad. Sld. 24th,
Florentia. Adelaide, South:,Australia ; Seringapatam,
Madras; Royal Shepherdess; Aden, Semarang, Cape of
Good Hope; Julia, ditto; Leopard, Buenos Ayres; Leo,
St. Thomas's. Put back, 25th, all the outward bound
that weighed yesterday except the Florentia, Tindal,
Adelaide, South Australia ; Julia, Le Croix, Cape of
Good Hope.
; Leodes, Rob-
Bb
ionyNd Boyd,
wu t coh
ri
lnesaonns, ; Bire he
oi am,
as
na i l
pe du
rlld
oe cll.,
LIVERPOOL, FEB. U.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Janet
3Soavannah; Emma
Watts, Watts, :ditto ; Sash Farrington, Purrington,
iCtehsairelne,stnonern;
Demerara;
IJia.cHks.onß4Oohjyar. Alexander, Mobile.
24. Sld. Lucy, Bombay; Inverna, Valparaiso;
25. Parker,
Columbia,
New York; Cala Brander, ditto; America, steamer,
Boston. 25. La Belle, Ceylon; Science, Avica; Jane
Erskine, Lima; Lancashire Witch,V
BuenosalpllisAarayres; Lady
Sale, Santa Martha; General Mina, wrannah; Susan
Island;Lord,
Belmont New
Orlean;
ps;hiElaqdueiltpyh,ial Elsinore, New York,itto; Enterprise, States
William Spragno, ditto; Patrick Henry, ditto; Java,
ditto; Avon, Boston; Anglo American, ditto; Herbert,
ditto ; William Carson, St. John's, New Brunswick;
Ocean Queen, Halifax, Nova Scotia'
SHIELDS, FEB. 24.—Wind. W.—Sid. Don, Cartha-
gene and North America; Elliotts, Gibraltar and Que-
bec; Eagle, Lisbon and Quebec.
SWANSEA, FEB. 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. 24N Sir
Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Pitts Cuba.
BRISTOL, FEB. 24.—Selina, Santa Martha; Alice
Brown, Trinidad; Bourbon, Jamaica; Gregorios, New
Orleans.

steamer, sr-
SHIELDS, FEB. 23.—The Chevy Chase
rived here from Hamburgh, is leaky, and has thrown
part of cargo overboard.
PETERHEAD, FEB. 24—Wind, N.Y.—Sld. North of
Scotland, Greenland ; Hamilton Ross, Greenland.
YARMoUTH, ISLE OF II IGHT, FEB. 25.—Wind W.—
Sld. IriQ, Algoa Bay ; Koophandel, Havannah.
GRIMSBY, FEB. 25.—The Coaster, from Aldborough
to Middleborough, has put in here with damage, having
been in contact with the Willing Maid of Scarborough,
off Ilolderness, 22d instant. The Jean Augusten has
arrived hero from Sunderland, with damage from con-
tact with a brig.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25.—The Kopstad got on shore near
the eastern pier, and has sustained considerable
damage—is being lightened.
WinTny, FEB. 22.—The Comet,
.Flushing to north
Faro, was towed in here last night, with loss of mast.
FEB. 25.—The MITE, Newcastle to Cadiz,
was assisted in to-day, making a little water, having been
on the Long Sand.
ABERDEEN, FEE. 24.—Several pieces of wreck, ap-
parently belonging to an American vessel of about three
or four hundred tons, have been washed on shore near
ibis port.

LITERATURE.
JOHN JONES'S TALES FOR LITTLE
JOHN JONESES. By G. P.R.James. 2 Vols.
The indefatigable Mr. James has written two little
volumes on the history of England for the amusement
and instruction of youthful readers. Old John Jones
makes his appearance in the first chapter, surrounded
by a group of little grand-children, to whom he pro-
ceeds to relate a series of stories, which stories are
contained in these little volumes. They constitute
a full and particular, and very interesting history of
England from the invasion of the Romans to the
reign of Henry I. We presume that the re-
mainder of the history will appear at some future
period. Children are proverbially fond of stories,
and in these little books they will find an abun-
dance of stories, some very marvellous, and all
true. Intermingled with these stories are descrip-
tions of the manners and customs of our Saxon
ancestors. The two little volumes thus constituting
a very interesting history of England up to the
twelfth century,written in Mr. James's very agreeable
style.

LIVES OF THE BRITLCH ADMIRALS.
By Dr. John Campbell. New Edition.
" Campbell's Lives of the Admirals is an admirable
book," writes Walter Scott to Lord Montague, on
the education of the Duke of Buccleuch, "and I would
advise your Lordship to redeem your pledge to
the Duke on some rainy day. You do not run the
risk from the perusal which my poor mother appre-
hended. She always alleged it sent her eldest son to
the navy, and did not see with indifference any of
her younger olive-branches engaged with Campbell ex-
cept myself, who stood in no danger of the cock-pit or
quarter-deck." This quotation from so good an au-
thority, is very appropriately prefixed to this new
edition of Dr. Campbell's popular work—a work
too well known, and too widely appreciatad, to need
comment or commendation. This edition is illus-
trated by numerous portraits, fac-similes, and en-
gravings.

CELEBRATED TRIALS : CONNECTED
WITH THE ARISTOCRACY. By Peter
___

Burke.

The aristocracy of England has, it seems, contri-
buted some most interesting chapters to the romance
of history, and afforded many repeated verifications
of the proverb, " Truth is stranger than fiction."
The history of the aristocracy is just now a popular
theme in the literary world. We recently noticed " The
Romance of the Peerage," which work was imme-
diately followed by one of very similar character,
" Anecdotes of the Aristocracy ;" and both these
compilations, interesting as they are, are now eclipsed
by the superior interest of this elaborate production
—a quarto volume of five hundred pages con-
taining the histories of thirty-three " Trials con-
nected with the Aristocracy in the relations of private
life." The first of these is " the trial of Sir Edmond
Knevet, Knight, at Greenwich, for striking a person
within the King's Palace," in the year 1541 ; and the
last in this volume is the action for breach of
promise brought against Earl Ferrers by Miss Smith,
in 1846. In the list are also the trial of Courvoisier,
for the murder of Lord William Russell, and the Earl
of Cardigan's trial in the House of Peers. The
criminal law has always been a favourite study with
the editor of this volume, he tells us, and he considers
that this, his compilation, will be not only interesting
to the general reader, but useful to the lawstudent, for
" the form and process of the trials are almost invari-
ably preserved, and in every place where practicable
the speeches of the counsel are given entire." This latter
feature the editor deems of much importrnce, since all
those conversant with courts of justice must feel and
acknowledge how essential it is to be able to rightly
state a case, especially where the object is the prose-
cution of a criminal offence. " The splendid specimens
of opening addresses contained in this collection,
are," he adds " a study inj themselves, emanating, as
many of them do, from men of the finest intellect and
judgment and of immortal forensic reputation." Mr.
Burke is careful to exculpate himself from any suspi-
cion of wishing, by the publication of this book, to
depreciate the character of the British aristocracy.
On the contrary, he bears a cordial testimony to their
high character, and considers his volume, rather as a
a vindication of their virtuous conduct, seeing that in
three hundred years the trials in which they have
been implicated are so few, and in many of them the
aristocrats are complainants, not defendants—sinned
against, not sinning.