The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-01 00:00:00

BIANCLIESTER, OCT. 31.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as
follow :—Bolton and Bury, 28 dis.— London New Quarters,
13-16 p. —Sheffield and Lincoln, 20 dis.—Caledonian Junc-
tion, 9!ic West Riding Union, 6% dis. —North Stafford-
shire, 814 dis.—Dover (Old), 18 c. —Ditto (No. 3), 17V-
lqtto, (No. 4), Scrip, 6 5-16—Manchester and Birmingham
(C), Quarters, AI p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 6% dis•
YORK, OcT. 30.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were 13
follow :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 1744—Ditto (G.N-
E. Purchase). 3—Eastern Counties, 7 Midland, 4695--
North British, Quarters, 21/2—North Staffordshire, 94.

THE NEW NAVIGATION ACT.—Although the
Act (12 and 13 Victoria, cap. 29) will nut come into
force until the Ist of January next, yet as ships laden
with the produce of foreign countries are on their w*Y
to our ports, it is necessary to make known some of it;
principal features. Recent instructions have been issue('
by the Customs, and it seems that all prohibitions on,
the importation of goods will be removed by virtue of
this Act on the day named. The Act is entitled "An
Act to amend the Laws in force for the Encouragement
of British Shipping and Navigation." It contains 22
sections, repealing nearly a dozan statutes and parts of
statutes on the subject, especially with reference to
foreign produce. No goods or passengers are to bo car-
ried coastwise, nor to or from the Channel Islands, nor
from British possessions, except in British ships. The
Queen in Council may regulate the coasting trade of the
colonies on application, arid the coasting trade of the
British possessions in India is to be regulated by the
Governor-General in India. There are provisions with
respect to British ships being registered, and the em-
ployment of British seamen. As to " reciprocity," her
Majesty may restrict the privileges of foreign shire
She may prohibit or restrict the ships of foreign
countries, either as to the voyages in which they may
engage or as to the articles which they may import
into or export from any part of the United Kingdom.
or of any British possession in any part of the world, mg
her Majesty may think fit, so as to place the ships of
such countries as nearly as possible on the same footing
in British ports as that on which British ships are placed
in the ports of such countries, and may impose addi-
tional duties. All goods imported, exported, or carried
coastwise contrary to the Act are to be forfeited, and
1001. penalty levied. A new form of registry for British
ships is provided by the Act, and also a form of declara-
tion to be made by owners of such vessels. There is an
exception with regard to vessels under 30 tons burden
employed in inland navigation, and under 50 tons for the
Newfoundland fishery; they are to be admitted to the
British boats, although not registered, us long as they
shall be so employed. So much of the Corn Law Ike;
(5 and 6 Victoria, cap. 14, section 8) is repealed as
enabled her Majesty, under certain circumstances, to
prohibit the importation of corn, &c,, from foreign
countries. The Acts repealed in part or whole are the
8 and 9 Victoria, cap. 88 and 89; 8 and 9 Victoria, cal%
93; 8 and 9 Victoria, cap. 86; 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 112;
37 George 111., cap. 117; 4 George IV., cap. 80;
George IV., cap. 77; 5 George IV., cap. 1; 8 and 9 Vie"
Luria, cap. 90; and the 5 and 6 Victoria, cap. 14. They
are given as set forth in this new Act.
BYZANTINE ORNAMENT IN ARCIIITECTuRE.---
The, new city of Constantine gave rise to a moat singular
compound of ornament; gilding and colours were used
with unsparing hand, and nothing could more decidedly
caulk the total absence of that requisite talent, "
with-
out which princes create cities in vain," than the mss'
application of the beautiful in architecture, and the
valuable accessory enrichments resulting from a veill
understood application of decorative colour. I'Venic-
ness, want of decisive effect, and a mixture of style,
characterised the polychromatic ornamentation of OS
period, although magnificence was aimed at, and
gorgeous richness of effect attempted, by the application
of carious kinds of Mosaic, chiefly arranged upon
Indian designs, and often barbarous, yet somewhat ele-
gant combinations of Asiatic and Grecian objects.
This was evidently the origin of the system in use among
the Saracens; and the northern nations subsequently
imbibed a strong partiality for this style of decorative
colour; in Russia, and also in teeny cities of the ge"l,
terranean it long prevailed.—The Architect and Build-
ing
Operative.

BIRTHS.
At Limerick, on the 26th ult., the wife of K. Mackenzie,
Esq . 3d Regiment of Buffs, of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., in Grosvenor-street, Eaton-square, Mrs
R. J. Waller, of a son.

On the ‘49th ult., at Hamilton-terrace, St. John's-wood,
the lady of Colonel Bagnold, of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., at Glocester-road, Hyde-park, the wife of
B. Ilaukey, Esq , f a daughter.
On the 29th ult., at Clarence-villas, Clapton, the wife of
Mr. M'Laren, Cornhill, of a son.
On the 29th ult., at -. Alban's-place, Paddington, Mrs'
Haworth, of a daughter.
On the;;oth ult., at Thurloe-square, Old Brompton, Mrs'
W. Jackson, of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 30th ult., at St. Peter's Church, Pimlico, the Ear/
of Bradford to Lady Moncrieffe.
On the 20th ult., at Oswestry, John Joseph Dean, of
Essex-street, Strand, London, to Fanny, second daughter 04
W. Roberts, Esq., of Oswestry.
At St. John's Church, Richmond; Surrey, on the 30th Ott'
George Millar, Esq., of London, to Christiana Sophia, only
daughter of Mr. J. Mills, of Richmond, Surrey.
On the 30th ult., at St. Pancras, J. Gregory Gurney,ol,
of the late Burne Gurney, Esq., of Exeter, to Julia, tour'
daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Petley, Royal A".
tillery.

DIED.
This morning, at the house of his brother, 18, Upper Serf
mour-street, Portman-square, William Lowndes, Esll-1 °
Arthurlie, county of Renfrew, in his 72d year.
On the 29th ult., in Cavendi4h-square, Admiral ofr
Fleet Sir James Hawkins Whitshed, Bart., G C. 8., aged
On the 29th ult., in Upper Harley-street, the Lady Am 4
Kaye, aged 70.
At Yeovil, on the 27th ult., Mary, relict of the late Jol3o
Neal, Esq., aged 71.
Robat
On the 27th ult., at Richmond, Yorkshire, aged 48, 1; ~,
Wharton, Esq., Judge of the County Courts,gorth .
district.
silk
On the 29th ult., Annette, widow of the late Mr. V r
Ball, of Peckham, aged 29. ult
At Clayton Rectory-, near Brighton, on the 29th
_.„,
Francis, the wile of the Rev. J. Garbett, Professor of P""j
in the Un versity of Oxford.
44,
,e On the 29th ult., at Grange-villas. Kingsland, ard,
John Scarborough, Esq., many years of "I okenhouse-Y
Lothbury. a mar%
On the 30th ult., at Kew, aged 21, Mary of
Philipps, second daughter of the late Mr. C. W. PD"lrr
Holt-lodge, Farnham. t, MI"
On the 30th ult., at the Parsonage, Watney-sfree, obrist
Het, wife of the Rev. William Quekett; incumbent
Church, St. George's-in-the-East, aged 37.

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