The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 23, is3B

all their Moral courage when they saw that they could not
pass the Cinca, and they are now convinced they at make nb
more expeditions into Upper Arlagon without greater forces:''
PRENtH, F _ Petits21,
itri. per Cents., 108. itnr ott. 10,1.
riii.e..•per.Cents., 80£ 70e. 65c. 50e. 60c,
Bank Actions, 2,700 f.
gente de Naples, 100 f. sc. 10c.
Roman Five perCerkte, 1,3 1.02 A 10,
Patish
Belgian Loan, 105.
Belgian Bank, 1,445 f.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents. 21 t4i.
Haytian Loan. 480 f.
231.etianti ots LoNhoN.
nr.E. Month, paper, 25f. ; money, 25e. 50C.
Pcree months, paper, 25f. 37 4c. ; money, :251. 00s.
LAST PRICES.
}'ti per Cents. 1081. sc.
Three per Cents., 80f. 65c.
Bank Actions, 2,700 f.
Romans, 103.
Belgian Bank, 1,415 f,
Fl,y,ian Loan, 4Sof.
Spanish Actives, 20%.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL MARKET

CITY (THIS DAY), TIVELYE O'CLOCK.
Accounts have been received at Madrid from General Par.
divas, stating thataßasilio was retreating, having abandoned his
artillery and baggage, and that Negri, who had evacuated
Segovia, was retreating in good order.
Generally on Mondays we have numerous arrivals from all
quarters of the globe, which is not the case this morning,
there being very fow, and the New York packet of the Ist
inst., which is anxiously looked for. by the American mer-
chahts, still remains due. _ .

We are sorry to observe, by the accounts from Liverpool
this morning, that the trade at Manchester and other manu.
facturing towns is in a ♦ery dull state, and that there is a
reduction in the various prices of goods.

FUNDS.

Consols continue in the same-inanimate state as they were
on Saturday, with the only difference that they are for money
not quite so good as they closed on the above day at 931 i,
at present might be quoted at 93} i for the Account, Money
93i. Exchequer Bills, 67 prem. Bank Stock, 2054. India
Bonds, 8 prem.
In the Foreign market the only price we hear is that of
Spanish Active, 204 to 204 with Coupons. Portuguese, 324
33. Three per Cents., 22 to 4. Mexican, 274 to i. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 534 to 544.
PRICES OF STOCKS 'THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock .........
3 per Cent. ite.i
3 per Cent. Cons... •
1% par Cent,.........._........ Old Annnities .... ..... . ,.. -.. 9Th
Ditto Red.......... 1001,%4!4 New Ditto ...... .....................
New 3% per Ceut 1004% 3 yer Cent. Annuities, 1751._
New 5 per Cent. - Exch. Bills, ..£1,004........... 67 69 unri
Bank LoneAnnultiestoexpire Ditto ..............500 67 69 pm.
-Jan. 5, 1860 l5 1-161 Ditto Small
Oct. 19. 1859....
Jan. 5, 1860 154 Ditto Advertised.. ....... ... —pm
Jan. 5, 1680 ........ .......... Bank Stock for Acc0unt........
April a, 1881 — India Stock for Acc0unt.........
Jan, 5, 1870. ..........
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austran Bonds
Hely. an Bonds 10334 I Ditto Account ...... ........ ...
Ditto Account . Portuguese Bonds —
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account — Ditto Account .325000
Buenos Ayres Bonds — atto, 3 per cent.... ......... .. 22
Ditto Account ..... ...... ~ — Ditto Account.... 22421%
Chilliari 80nd5...-. ...... ...... Prussian Bonds —
Ditto Account ... ...... ....... i Russian Bonds, 1822 —
C.numbian 80nd5................. I Ditto Account —
Ditto Account, ... .......... .. Ditto Metallic. —
Cilumbian Bonds, 1824. — Spanish Bonds —
1)1:to Account
Danich Bonds ...... . — Ditto Bonds, MA • 2ofini
Ditto Account ... — Ditto Ac:onnt 20%34%
Greek 80nd5................ ...... French, 5 per cent__ . —t —c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — --- 4 per cent.. _f —c.
Ditto Account — 3 pc: cant..
Mexican Bon4s, 5 per cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Ditto Account ..... ....... ..... Dutch, 2% per cent 54
Ditto, 6 per cent.
Ditto Account — Ditto, - per cent lio 1,98 i
N eapoliun.... ........... . ..... ...... Ditto Account lOO
PLACES OF SHARES THI DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK

Paid. __
Per Share.
British Iron Company 5O 144 14
Rea Idel Monte Mining Co., Registereci 63/. 104.6 d.
Ditto Unregistered _.. 1414
Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayrshire Railway ......
i r :at Western Railway Company.-- ...........
Hull and Selby Railway Company l5 12 54
::righton Railway Company
London and Hlackwall Railway
1. ndon and Birmingham Railway Company go 172 1 2
Ditto 14 Shares 5 304 1
London and Southampton (New) Railway 5 27
•anchester and Leeds Railway Company
Asphalte, Claridge's Patent l4 13% 14
Do British ll
3%
Do. London Bitumen I 27i 31%
Bastenne and Gaujac Bitumen
London and Westminster Bank 2O 21
London Joint Stock Bank 7 7 Jai
Mexican and South Am= rican 5 6
National Cognac Brandy Distillery Company
Provincial Eink of Ireland ~......,. ........... 25 42
Van Diemanis Land Agricultural Company l7 12

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 21.
9 per Cent. Consols 92,i Grand Canal Debs. 6 per cent. 91%
94 per Cent. Stock 99441 Ditto,. 4 per cent ..... 61%
Ditto Reduced 99l4lHibm man Bank
Ditto New, 1830
3E, per Cent. Debentures -
Bank Stock -
Royal Canal Stock - Ballast Office Debentures,4 per
Grand Canal Stock ...... - cent...... ...... .....
HALF--PAST 02,1 E.
Up to the present hour we have no accounts of the arrival
of the New York packet of the Ist inst.
We have a very great dearth of intelligence in the City, in
consequence of which no speculations of any consequence have
been done during the morning either in the British or Foreign
Markets.
Shares appear to be the favourite operation at present, and
great fear is entertained that many of the speculators will in
these hazardous concerns suffer great losses.
Consols may be quoted at 9314 Money, Account 93i
Exchequer Bills, 67 69 prem. ; India Bonds, 75 76 ; Bank
Stock, 2054 4 ; India Stock, 2701.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 20! l with Cou-
pons ; Portuguese, 321 ; Three per Cents. 211 ; Brazilian,
76i ; Belgian, ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. 54i.
A fair business is doing in Shares. Bastenne, 31 prem. ;
Clardgies, 12 prem. ; London and Birmingham risen to 82
prem. ; Great Western, 28 prem.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for Account, 93i i•
THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock . ........... ............205 li Omni= -..
3 per Cent. IQ. 9214 India Stock 2700,4
3 per Cent. Cons. 93% Ditto Ronde
U. per Cent.
3Ssi per Cent. Red 100)4 Ditto Old Annuities
New I% per Cent 101% Ditto New APllUltier. -•••
4 per Cent. Assented — Ex. Bill,, 10001....... 2% d. ... 69 pm
Dissented .....
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001•••••••••""""" 69 pm
Jas. 1860 ..• l5 1-16 Bank Stock for Opg. -
Oct 1830 lndia Stock for Act. ...... ......
Jan. 1860 1514 Consols for Act.
PO/tr.:ION FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent
Selgi.an, 5 per cent-. ..... - 11°837k),432.%
Br,zilian Bonds
.. 70% Prussian, 5 per cent. -
7tienos Ayres, 6 per cent •—
Russian Bones. 5 per cent _
Chilian, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic ... .............
5 per cent.
Colombian, 6 per cent.
Ditto, 1821
_
Danish, 3 per cent Dittonds '
' French, 5 poi cent ... ...... —•. 25 ..
Greek Bonds, 1;7,1:3,5 per cent. Exchange ................. ... —1 --
Mexican, 5 per cent
IMto. 6 per cent., 1823
Peruvian. 182.5. 6 ner cent
CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES.
(THIS DAY.)
Bristol and Exeter Railway
Eastern Counties Railway 5%
Glasgow, Paislev, and Ayrshire lialway
Gre t NI. estern Railway 93%
hull and Selby
91
Loudon and I;righton Railway
6%
London and Blackwall Railway
. 173
London and Birmingham Railway 31
Ditto Qu irte r Shares
Condon and Southampton (New)
1,1
London Grand Junction Railway
345%
Manchester and Leeds Railway
Manchester and Dirminghath Railway
12!,i
York aria North Midland Railway

RAILWAY MEETING AT PENRITH.—A nume-
rous meeting of the Penrith Railway Committee w_ W. was held on
Thursday, the 19th instant, at the George Inn, E. IA Hesell,
the proposed Mr. Locke, and receiving his opinion on
Esq. in the chair, for the purpose of having an interview with
Cli-
burn line by Penrith. Mr. L. expressed himself highly fa.
vourable to the line, the section of which was produced by
Mr. Larmer; and he proceeded southward the same day to
view and report thereon, which will be done forthwith. We
understand that it is in contemplation to have the levels more
accurately taken between Carlisle and Penrith, the traffic in
coal, lime, stone, slate, &c., having increased so much of late
as to place it beyond doubt that, if even a railway between
those two towns were completed, it would be a source of great
and certain revenue to subscribers., Carlisle Journal.
DREADFUL FIRE AND Loss Or THREE LIVES.
—Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, a fire, which, we regret
to say, was attended with the loss of three lives, was disco-
vered in Paradise-place, Lower-road, Islington, at the reai-
r.CdocHkiging, a firework maker, by Police Constable
gins,
161,
of the N division, by whom
every exertion was instantly made to save the lives of the in-
mates. Having. broken open the front door and rescued,
eae
Harris, e of
112, an 31
unhurt, Mrs. Cocking and her daughter, they again rushed
into the house, but in attempting to ascend the stairs a second
time, the flooring gave way, and they narrowly escaped with
their lives. By this time many persons in the neighbour-
hood were aware of the awful scene, to which they hastened
to render assistance. Ladders were immediately procured,
and raised to the bed. room windows, and Mr. Cocking, who
was all but dead, and dreadfully burnt, was brought out and
taken forthwith to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. After this
many attempts were made to save the other inmates of the
house, which, however, were unsuccessful, as the fire was
spreading rapidly, and the smoke arising more particularly from
the explosions of the fireworks about the building, drove the
officers back as they approached the windows, and the proba-
bility is, that the unfortunate sufferers were suffocated in their
sleep, as they made no effort to save themselves. They were
sons of Mr. Cocking, and of the ages of 17, 19, and 34, the
latter of whom was an idiot. The remains of the victims to
the awful conflagration were found about seven o'clock, and
the vaults of Islington
conveyed to Church, where they will
remain until the Coroner has instituted an inquiry into the
melancholy catastrophe. The house, which was not insured,
stood alone in a garden.

The country papers received on Saturday represent
the state of the weather in the provinces to be extremely severe
and ungenial. Hail and thunder storms have in some places
done much damage.

ELECTRICITY.—WiIy 19 the fire-side an unsafe
place in a thunder-storm ?—Because the carbonaceous matter
or soot, with which the chimney is lined, acts as a conductor
for the lightning. Why is the middle of an apartment the
safest place during a thunder-storm ?—Because, should a flash
oflightning strike a building, or enter it at any of the windows,
it will take its direction along the walls, without injuring the
centre of the room.