The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

BOSTON

The polling commenced al
(yesterday) morning, and pr
Pell3;:m. Wire.
Nine o'clock 96 112
Ten 187 101
Eleven 255 240
Twelve 3OO 273
FINAL CLOSE—Maj
Number polled 743; nui

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.—The excite•
ment given to the Havre cotton market on Wednesday
by the American advices via Liverpool came to a com-
plete stand still yesterday, sales being only some
300 bales—prices, however, firm, and 1 franc higher.
The Jenny Lind, from Charleston, Camille from Mar-
tinique, and the Alexander, from Buceo, arrived
at Havre yesterday, and the Lainisto sailed for Sierra►
Leone.

Mankind in general judge as vaguely of every class
but their own as of those illimitable tracts that lie beyond
the belt of our African knowledge. The ebon lips of a
Hottentot Juliet are as redolent of kissing loveliness to
her sable Romeo, as the most llebe mouth of paler
beauty to the impassioned youth of northern regions.
We cannot, then, be too chary of our condemnation of
the taste of others, not knowing how off-nsive our own
habits may appear to the very persons s e condemn.—
Eliza Cook's Journal.

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TUE LATE VISIT OF THE PRINCE TO PORTIAND.—
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, when at the Portland
convict establishment, very generously left a donation of
50/. to b 3 divided amongst the workmen. Captain
Whitty, governor of the convict prison, after the de-
parture of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, allowed
the officers' wives and inhabitants of Portland to view
the prison and works connected therewith. There was
a very spirited ball in the evening at the Portland Arms.
—Poole llera'd.
The patrician bride drives through the land with
the proclamation cf four horses, and white favours, ask.
ing the many•eyed world to stare at her blushels; while
the plebeian maid goes at the dusk of day with unosten•
tatious_ modesty to her new-found home, at once in-
stalled mistress and wife ! Again, we ask, which is the
!—Eliza Cook's Journal.
better taste—display or secrecy

" The permanet way and stations must be supported
equitably between capital and traffic liabilities, until the
works are finally completed. And not only should there
be a depreciation fund for the renewal of rolling stock,
and matters connected with it, but in taking account of
such stock, each time, preparatory to ascertaining the
amount divinable for dividend, there should be a regular
deduction of so much per cent. per annum (ascertained
by previous experienCe) for the wear and tear of such
stock. If not, dividends may owe something to capital,
when they ought to have been as much less as the depre-
ciation amounts to.

The Funds are flatter this morning, the intelligence of
renewed difficulties in the way of peace between Austria
and Sardinia having some effect in conjunction wi:h the
money sales which are kept up, and which are now
stated to be partly on account of the Scotch banks as
well as for parties abroad, who made investments when
continental affairs were less tranquil than they now are.
This, however, is always supposing that there are people
who anticipate the duration of the existing state of
things abroad, and in the number of whom, we are not
to be counted. As to the Sardinian matter we have
given a statement above that should have some
effect. The value of Console has been 92f to 921
for Transfer, and 920 4 for Account. The
present quotations are 93 I-. Bank Stock is 199 to
199 i; and India Stock has ranged from 9521 to 2551.
Exchequer-bills have been quoted 48s. to 515.; and India
Bonds 85s. premium.
In the Share Market many of the lines are bet-
ter. Caledonian are firmer ; and although there
have been no bargains in North British, they
are nominally well supported, owing to the
satisfactory character of the report of the committee of
investigation. A few suck results, and we should soon
see the Share Market restored to something like a
healthy state of activity. North Staffords are better, and
there are many sound lines which people will inquire
after, as their position becomes known, in preference to
the uninvestigated undertakings.

_
u.NE O'OCLCK. ,;1..n,, INC
P •tiC ES r)r. ii RITI6II r iThD i PRICES.;
dank Stock
3 „or Cent. Reduced Anns ......
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92M4 A. 3.4 9214
New 314 per Cent. Ann5.... .
i ong Anns. to expire J an. 1860
India Stock
_ _ _......

edit Bonds, 1,0001 ......
Ditto under 1,0001.• .. •—•••• 85 p
3 per Cent. Annuities,l7sl.• ...... 89
C:nsols for Account... ...... 923/4 5/s
Exchequer Bills. 150. & 2d.
1,000/. June 5l 48 p
5001. June ............ 51 43 p
Small. June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS oNE
O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds

82 p
89%
92%
48 p
48 p
48 p
CLOSIN:
PRICES.

Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.
Ditto, Account,
Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent
Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849 —
Do. Bonds..
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons
Ditto, Ex Coupons
Ditto, Account . 274 IA I 273
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents —
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Active 5O 501,4
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, Converted, 5 per Cent — 28 ex d.
Ditto, 4 per Cent 235/8 zd. 28% xd.
Russian Bonds ... 106% 106 106
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.

471/2
48

98
3M

Ditto, Account 18%% 183
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto. Account —
3, 434 B5 . 34%

Dividends on the above payable in London, .
Belgian 4% per Cent ...... 84
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 513 j Viii 5134
Ditto. 4 per Cont. Certificates 8(141151.1,‘ 811
VETOES OF PAID. BUSINEtia DONE CLOSIMi
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 5O —
Do. Preference
Amber. Nott., Boston, _

and Eastern Junction 6
•••
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 71% —
Belfast & County Down 20%
Baits & Hants Extens.

(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20 .
Birming, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 .....
Do. without guarantee 10
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 145...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno.— 20
Coit m, Stamfd & Birm. 71. 4s. ...
Bristol and Exeter 9O ...

Ditto, Thirds
Nnekingharmhire ...116/. 4s.
Caledonian
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —

Ditto, view 101. Prof... 10 - •••

Di t to,elydesdale June 50
;Mester and Holyhead... 50 ......
Ditto, Preference l5 ......

Clarence _ 781 A —

...
1•0.0

67
24%

Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10'
Da. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan, _

4 per Cent. - ••. ............
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dablin and Belfast Junc. 40
D indalk & Enniskillen 221,4 —
East Ang!ian, 257., L. &
E. md L. and D...... 25
Do., 18/., E. & 11.... 18.... ......
Do., 3/. 10s., Pref. . 3%.. -... II:,
Exsteni Comatioa...